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Happily married, but they can’t stand each other’s candidate

Happily married, but they can’t stand each other’s candidate
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris go head to head in their televised debate in September. (Image: Getty)
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By Elizabeth BernsteinPolitically mixed marriages are a dwindling species in America. And this election season, these couples are finding it even harder to avoid a blowup.Irwin and Denise Weinberg were sure the neighbours could hear them yelling at each other one recent evening. Denise, a lifelong Republican, was trying to convince her husband, a Democrat-turned-independent, to vote for Donald Trump.“I don’t want to talk about it!” Irwin shouted at his wife.“I’m going to bed,” she fired back.Welcome to divide...

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