The Presidential Election Intrudes on the Conservative Dating Scene
Mother Jones
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The annual Conservative Political Action Conference tends to draw a large crowd of college-age Republicans and has long been known as a party scene, where young conservatives can let loose. So it wasn’t surprising to find that the first booth past the door of the exhibition hall this year is “Conservatives Only,” an online dating website strictly for those who lean right.
“We’ve made it easy and safe to meet fun, intelligent, conservative men and women,” the website says, “looking for relationship experiences ranging from friendships and casual dating to a partner for life.”
This is hardly the only politically oriented dating website. Last month, BernieSingles.com launched for people feeling the Bern. But Conservatives Only has been around for a while. It launched in 2012, although it has so far only amassed about 3,000 profiles. With those users spread across the country, dating options are likely limited in many regions.
The site’s founder, Craig Knight, had traveled from Lubbock, Texas, to man the booth at CPAC. He was decked out in a cameo baseball hat and red polo, both emblazoned with his website’s name. “I don’t care if it’s liberals or conservatives; it’s a dating deal-breaker to try to date someone from the other side,” Knight said.
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The Presidential Election Intrudes on the Conservative Dating Scene
