A poll conducted this year by CBS News found that 40% of Americans hope to avoid discussing politics at Thanksgiving, while only 15% are actually looking forward it. (The other 45% said they didn’t care.) A similar poll conducted this time last year by PBS and NPR found that 58% “dread the thought of having to talk about politics at Thanksgiving dinner” and that 31% were ready to engage in meal-ruining debate.
In any case, it’s clear that most people don’t want to get into arguments about immigration, healthcare, taxes and whatever other topics they spend the rest of their week stessing over.