After Nixon beat McGovern in 1972 by a 49 state landslide, the amazing and brilliant Pauline Kael said "How could Nixon win, I con't know a single person who voted for him?" It's a famous political quote that's broken into pop culture. It shows what a small, insular world Pauline Kael ran in. After all, Nixon carried forty nine states. McGovern carried one. The quote apparently might be a misquote but the bigger issue still stands.
To some degree we are all guilty of this. After all, most of our close friends share the same basic values, thoughts and beliefs that we have. Yes, there are exceptions and there should be exceptions. Maybe you have a family member whose politics and beliefs you don't agree with but still enjoy spending time with.
If you find yourself saying this you need to be careful-it warps you. You begin to think "All of my friends feel the same way so all good people must feel the same way." It happens to both liberals and conservatives.
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