Majority of Democrats at Dartmouth 'uncomfortable' living with roommate who disa

[Ptarmigan]

Majority of Democrats at Dartmouth 'uncomfortable' living with roommate who disagrees on politics, poll finds
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/majority-of-democrats-at-dartmouth-uncomfortable-living-with-roommate-who-disagrees-on-politics-poll-finds/article/2621802

Democratic college students' intolerance towards their Republican peers extends beyond the classroom into living arrangements, according to a new survey.

A poll of 432 Dartmouth students conducted last month asked respondents to answer "how comfortable [they] would be having a roommate with opposing political views to [their] own". Less than 40 percent of Democrats said they would be comfortable in that arrangement, with a full 45 percent saying it would make them uncomfortable. Comparatively, 69 percent of Republican students said they would be comfortable living with a political opponent. In stark contrast to the 45 percent of Democratic students, only 12 percent of Republicans said it would make them feel uncomfortable.

These results, of course, only represent the views of students at one Ivy League college (and the GOP sample is likely small enough to introduce a large margin error). But the poll is useful as a piece of quantitative evidence supporting conservative suspicions about privileged young liberals ensconced in bubbles of academia. As students are increasingly taught to equate the views of non-liberal scholars such as Charles Murray with white supremacy and hate speech, they will, of course, become less tolerant of conservatives in social situations.

No surprise that leftists would not like to have a non-leftist as a roommate.

Seriously, who takes politics into consideration for roommate??????????????

[thundley4]

It just shows that the so-called party of tolerance is very intolerant in their daily lives.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

It just shows that the so-called party of tolerance is very intolerant in their daily lives.

Conservatives are challenged and endure as conservatives after they're challenged.

Lefty withers away under scrutiny.

[SVPete]

Is this the genesis of a new "disability" dodge: inability to work with or near people of different political views?

[BlueStateSaint]

Is this the genesis of a new "disability" dodge: inability to work with or near people of different political views?

Don't give any lurkers any ideas!