New survey: Democrats better lovers than Repugs by more than 2-to-1 margin

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AUG. 24, 2004 -- By more than a 2 to 1 margin, American singles believe Democrats are better lovers than Republicans, according to a Match.com survey of more than 900 singles.
The poll by Match.com also found that 63% of the singles surveyed are open to discussing politics on a first date, and Democrats were more likely than Republicans to say this.
In a separate Match.com study conducted in July 2004 of 1,001 single adults in the U.S., 57% indicated they are open to marrying someone who holds political opinions significantly different from their own.
Additional Match.com Singles Political Survey findings:
* 44% think that a candidate's looks will be a key factor in the presidential election, and men were more likely than women to think this.
* 25% would volunteer for a political campaign in order to meet a date.
* 49% of singles think President Bush is the better looking candidate, 41% believe Senator Kerry is better looking and 10% selected Ralph Nader.
* Most of the single women (53%) said that they would imagine Kerry to be the best kisser (compared with Bush and Nader), and 45% said he'd be the most fun on a date.
* 48% of the Republican singles surveyed indicated that information about a candidate's married life would have an influence on their voting choice, while only 7% of the Democrats agreed.
* 20% of single Democrats and 13% of single Republicans would break up with someone who thought it was not important to vote.

Match.com's recent political research is part of the company's Every Single Vote Counts campaign, a voter awareness initiative designed to highlight issues important to singles in this year's Presidential election and encourage them to get engaged in the political process. Upcoming activities include politically themed SpeedMatching events for singles in cities including Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle and other cities, along with online and offline communications programs to provide singles with resources to register in their local communities. At 80-million strong, America's single voters may play a decisive role in this year's Presidential election.

Operating more than 30 online dating sites, in 17 local languages, spanning six continents, Match.com is the world's leading online dating and personals property, according to the June 2004 global ranking by industry-leading independent measurement firm comScore Media Metrix.