&gt; For anyone who believes these statistics are not based on overt discrimination based on political viewpoint, a recent study[2] showed that discrimination by party is stronger than that of race.<p>That makes sense. I will freely admit my opinion of a person changes if I find out that they are a republican or libertarian. Doesn&#x27;t make them a bad person, but the ideas put out by the prominent members of those parties frequently range from from stupid to completely horrifying.