Americans Don't Want To Discuss Politics At Thanksgiving: Poll

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Are you dreading Thanksgiving dinner with the relatives who voted for the other person last November? You’re not alone. According to the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, a majority of Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving — 58 percent — “dread the thought of having to talk politics around the Thanksgiving table.”

The poll said 31 percent are eager to talk about the subject with family and friends and 11 percent are not sure.

No matter what party people belong to, Americans don’t look forward to political debates during the holidays.

Sixty-five percent of Democrats, 56 percent of independents and 49 percents of Republicans share that view, the Marist Poll said.

A slim majority of supporters of President Donald Trump — 51 percent — dread discussing politics with loved ones, while 38 percent said they were “eager” to talk about politics.

“Most people would be thankful if politics were not part of their Thursday dinner menu,” says Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion. “Unfortunately, that dish may leave many Americans with a bitter taste in their mouths.”

For more findings of the Marist Poll, go here.

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