Here's a scene from multiple Republican living rooms everywhere:

[MineralMan]

Husband: You ARE voting for Trump, right?
Wife: Oh, of course, dear...(fingers crossed behind back)
Husband: I'm serious. Trump has to win. He'll make America Great Again!
Wife: He sure will, dear...(rolls eyes after turning away)
Husband: Well, that's good. No wife of mine would ever vote for Clinton.
Wife: Yes, I'm sure that's true, dear...(repeats divorce lawyer's number silently to self)

[OhZone]

1. Makes me glad to be lez.

Although I can't find anyone to marry me.

[irisblue]

18. me too

[rtracey]

26. not to worry

Im sure someone will be there for you..good luck to you.....rt

[LiberalFighter]

51. There are advantages to being single.

But there are also advantages to being married or at least in cohabitation.

[OhZone]

52. I just miss my Gabby. :( nt

[Coyotl]

2. Draw the cartoon now.

In a few days it will be obsolete

[MineralMan]

6. I wish I could. I'm terrible at drawing, though.

[progressoid]

3. There is a house in my neighborhood with both Hillary and Donald yard signs.

That has to be an interesting household.

[Lucinda]

4. LOL

I bet!

[progressoid]

32. It was stressful enough with me being a Bernie guy and my wife for Hillary.

NO WAY I could deal with a Trump spouse!

[pnwmom]

48. How are you guys getting along now?

[progressoid]

53. It's all good. We even go canvasing together for Hillary and local Dems.

[MineralMan]

7. At least it's out in the open.

I suspect there are many families like the one in my OP, though, where the difference is not openly recognized.

[progressoid]

33. A couple times while canvassing, I've wondered if the women I've contacted were holding back.

I got this feeling that they didn't want to say out loud that they would support Hillary. No way to prove it. Just a feeling.

[flygal]

23. Ha I saw one in Ohio with both as well!

[marlakay]

44. My ex sister n law just married a republican

She said they crossed each other out on everything. Only reason its not a issue is newlyweds in love lots of sex...ha ha

She lives at more conservative area but works at college with liberals. Should have met a husband there.

[riversedge]

5. I know an older women down the street-fits your OP--cept she

would not do the divorce thing but she indicated--privately--that she would vote for Hillary

[DemonGoddess]

8. bwahahahaha

[Hortensis]

9. This will result in divorces, no doubt, where divisions

that were being papered over finally rip open for the last time.

Fortunately, most people do not make the mistake of marrying people of a very different personality orientation, though. I.e., liberals marry liberals, conservatives marry conservatives, even if they're so young they can't describe a difference and even if they never care about politics.

[FailureToCommunicate]

11. Wondering if there might be a spike in domestic abuse, like when a sports team loses,

over this issue

[MineralMan]

12. I don't know. I suspect that many Republican women will

just vote for Hillary and say nothing about it. That's sort of what the surveys of early voters is showing, I think.

[alarimer]

13. Does anyone vote the way their spouse wants them to anymore?

I hadn't realize that's still a (backwards) thing.

Well, I suppose fundamentalists who still believe women have no brains might do this, but even semi-enlightened folks elsewhere don't put up with this crap.

No way I would anyway. My partner and I don't disagree on much but we agree to disagree (like on whether Peter Thiel's destruction of Gawker was a good thing. He thinks it was, because Gawker was no better than any other tabloid, while I think it sets a dangerous precedent. At the time, I'm not sure either of us knew just how big an asshole Peter Thiel really is.)

[MineralMan]

14. Actually, I suspect that strong pressure to vote a certain

way exists in a lot of households. As I look at the faces of Trump supporters at his rallies, I see a lot of men who are probably authoritarians in their relationships. Not everyone lives in relationships that are well-balanced and independent.

[annabanana]

16. apropos to "fundamentalists who still believe women have no brains".. an ogden nash poem

"The easy way", in one man's book,
is to be a bit smarter than you look

I've found the easiest way by far
is to look a bit stupider than you are.

The man in one of those households probably has no clue that his wife has an inner dialogue of her own, and it may not jibe with his preferences!

[GatorDem82]

30. My wife comes from one of the reddest areas of FL

and from a family full of RW nutters and I would never tell her how to vote. I think it's fine for couples to support different parties though I think that really only works out well if the GOP supporter was your traditional Repug and not one of todays crazy Teapub or deranged DT supporter types. Thankfully she's the oddball of the family (really she's the normal one ) and cannot stand the stuff the Right espouses. She gets mad at me for even having MSNBC on she hates DT so much.

[TrekLuver]

71. Well some people are influenced by their spouse. Especially if they are the stronger

personality etc. This describes my sister. She used to be quite liberal but over the years of hearing her husband she has gradually moved to his views. I tell her that she sounds just like her husband...who doesn't even vote LOL. She was all on board the Trump train but has gotten off a few stops. She hates Hillary but now also thinks Trump is a skank. My last argument to her (we haven't talked about politics in weeks because we end up fighting) was listen...I know you are Republican but you do agree that we shouldn't repeal rights for women regarding abortions. So for that reason alone you should vote the Democratic ticket. If you can't bring yourself to do that then leave the top of the ticket blank or write someone in.

I figure I've won if I can at least get her to NOT VOTE for Trashbag.

[yellerpup]

15. Sounds like a family spat

going on in Trump Tower.

[world wide wally]

17. We guys are counting on you, women!

[Fla Dem]

19. Volunteer at a Food Pantry and usually politics don't come up.

Really not sure how it started, but I mentioned something good about Hillary. A very delightful woman said oh no, I don't think so or something to that effect, meaning she disapproved of her. I asked her why not, and she said, "My husband said......"

I know this is very vague, it was a very short conversation and I don't remember the specifics. I just remember mentally shaking my head and thinking, "in how many households is this exact same scenario being played out."

[DFW]

21. Not in my living room

But my living room is half Democratic and half SPD. Not a Republican to be found.

[Buzz Clik]

22. +1

You pissed off the right people.

[MineralMan]

24. Did I? Hmm...

[PJMcK]

27. The last line

Husband: Hey, could ya bring me a beer and fetch my slippers?

(Sorry for adding to your scene, MineralMan!)

[MineralMan]

29. LOL!

[RKP5637]

31. News Alert: Donald Trump opens quick divorces aid across the US. Donald says,

"you know, that's a great business channel for me! I am the greatest, I have experience!"

[scheming daemons]

34. This is the REAL hidden vote

[MineralMan]

35. Yes it is, I believe.

[Jim Lane]

36. There may be some offset in Democratic living rooms

I suspect there are some men, mainly older ones, who are lifelong Democrats, whose social circle is all Democrats, where it's just assumed everyone is voting for Clinton... but silently the man is feeling uncomfortable with a woman trying to stand up to Putin. At least a few such men will vote Trump or leave the line blank. Nevertheless, knowing that their outright sexism is no longer tolerated, they'll lie about their vote to friends and family.

I suspect and hope that your scenario is more common.

[Divine Discontent]

37. that's funny! I though know only 2 couples closely where one is hardcore for Trump - BOTH are female

one of the husbands is progressive, and the other is right center, and used to vote Dem but sides with his wife now.

[paulkienitz]

38. I bet this is exactly what's happening

I think this is how we can reconcile the fairly dismal poll numbers with the apparently heavy democratic advantage in early voting: the difference is coming from republican wives.

[GusBob]

39. In this household my wife has decided to vote for Trump

I respect her decision as she is a strong willed and independent woman.

Highly educated so I am sure she has her reasons.

Although I think the health insurance premiums increase that just crushed her business had something to do with it.

Based on their Facebook posts, a lot of her female friends and family are or have voted for Trump as well.

[cactusfractal]

62. I can't respect her...

And really, anyone who believes that festering orange heap of toupeed blustering insecurity belongs in the White House deserves whatever bad things happen to them.

Obviously "highly educated" in this case doesn't appear to have imparted a speck of discernment.

Best to you.

Worst to her.

I hope she and the scum with whom she shares XX chromosomes (and delusions) don't live in a swing state.

[GusBob]

65. Thank you for your kind words

Yes we live in a swing state

[MsMAC]

40. This convo would NEVER occur in my house! We

are both for Clinton and even if he were a tRUMP supporter, I wouldn't mind saying, 'Oh hell no!" should he ask if I'm one!

[randr]

41. I predict a hugh number of divorces

will follow the election

[NC Civilian]

42. k & r. nt

[Feeling the Bern]

45. Makes me glad my wife is a foreign national and can't vote. But she hates Trump as much as I do.

[lindysalsagal]

47. That's why vote selfies should be illegal

No lie. Women have been beaten to death for far less.

[IronLionZion]

49. I wonder if this election would increase divorces

there may be data available on this soon.

It certainly causes violence all over the place.

[relayerbob]

54. I can say that ...

I think I know at least one couple that this has been the final straw for

[Nitram]

56. Yesterday I spoke with a right wing woman who's right wing husband isn't going to vote.

[DownriverDem]

57. Why repub women are voting for Trump

It's all about abortion to them.

[MineralMan]

58. SOME Republican women.

You left out the qualifier.

[cactusfractal]

59. IF THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIVING ROOM...

Me: You ARE voting for Trump, right?

Her: You ever read Lysistrata?

[electron_blue]

60. So maybe this explains 28% of Registered Republicans voting for Hillary in Florida...?

That's what I'm thinking.

[MineralMan]

64. Yup. I think so.

[MoonRiver]

61. So glad my hubby and I are on exactly the same page, supporting Hillary!

[Lifelong Protester]

66. It was a test in our household

before we got married, my spouse said: "you had better sit down. I voted for Michael Dukakis". Then we could get married!

His family referred to Eleanor Roosevelt as "that woman" - not by name at all.

[HeartlandDem]

67. My husband is a Trump supporter...

and yes, it gets pretty crazy around here after a few glasses of wine, never boring though. Divorce? almost after I voted twice for Bill Clinton! "W" almost did me in too, but we're still together! Husband knew I was a feminist when he married me and that there is no way he gets to tell me how to do anything! LOL! We are also Christians so I think that helps us to keep from killing each other

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

68. Someone alerted on this

For the record, I said the alerter was making a clear attempt at disruption and not good faith.

[MineralMan]

69. Thanks for the heads up.

Apparently, the jury didn't feel that it violated any rules.

[TrekLuver]

72. Alerted about what?

[MineralMan]

75. Too many recs. And because MineralMan.

That's my guess.

[Coolest Ranger]

73. Hey to the idiots who keep alerting on this

Knock it off. Mineral man did nothing wrong

[MineralMan]

74. Thanks.

But, this thread has too many recs. We can't have that here!

[Coolest Ranger]

77. I know but no one and I mean NO ONE

messes with my Mineral Man. I'll cut a bitch oh who am I kidding, I can't throw a punch

[TrekLuver]

78. Agreed. If this thread got an alert I guess I better be on my very best behavior.

It doesn't seem to take much to get alerted and "told" on. I always go along with if you don't like the thread just don't click it and certainly don't post to it.

But the subject of this thread, as much as we don't like it.... is a fact.

It also goes the other way too (although not as often) where the women are the one dominating the relationship. Just ask my brother about that, or actually you should ask his wife....LOL.

[C_U_L8R]

76. I have a happy marriage

and we are enthusiastically for Hillary !!!

And of all the Republicans I know, only two are sticking with Trump.
The rest are voting, without hesitation, for Hillary too.