If you’re having a problem meeting suitably politically aligned dating prospects, there are services that can help!

The Democratic Singles Network is a spot for more liberal minded folk. For the conservative among you (though I can’t imagine I have a large number of conservatives in the list of visitors to this site) there’s Conservadate.

I found the concept interesting, so I took a short break from finalizing the holiday schedule for work (oh the fun of scheduling!) to investigate and signed up for both. Don’t read anything in to this - I am still happily hooked up with my man (who, if you’ll recall, I met via Yahoo! Personals). I’m not trying to meet anyone, I’m just curious about these services.

There’s nothing really different about either of them in comparison to other online personals sites, and they’re not too different from each other in the general sense. The most notable difference I saw upon first logging in is the the DSN shows you a page with headlines from the news - with a liberal emphasis of course - while the Conservadate site focuses mainly on the dating bit on the home page by featuring profiles and links to dating advice.

Well, mostly. They take a slight potshot at us liberals with a poll on the side, the question being “Ladies, if you HAD to pick one from the following, which would it be?” and the choices being a date with Michael Moore, a root canal, an IRS audit, or a date with a walrus. I have to admit I found that mildly amusing. But I also have to tell you, I’m a pretty far left-leaning liberal, and I’m thinking that the walrus would make for a better date than Michael Moore. (Aside from the shallow considerations, really, I just don’t think he’d be all that fun.) Now, a date with George Stephanopoulos I might go for. (And not just for the nicer eye candy either. He’s long been a favorite of mine… I once named a cat after him even.) They also have a little sidebar that lists a few “facts” about Republicans.

Um… experience more happiness? Ahh, it’s too easy. There are so many snide comments I could make about that “fact”… I’ll just leave it alone. (And just in case you dispute that “fact”, they provide “proof”. Fun with statistics!)

Anyway.

The most interesting moment came when I searched for matches in my area. DSN produced 22 men between the ages of 18 and 97 within 10 miles of my zip code. Conservadate only had 1 match for that same criteria. I don’t know if that shows that there are just more people registered with DSN overall, or if it’s just proof that I live in a rather liberal area. (Not that I don’t already know that.)

I looked at the profile for the one match on Conservadate just for fun. In the section of his profile where he was to choose what musical genres he was partial to, he chose “I don’t listen to music.” Without even considering the differences in political ideology, I think I can safely rule him out as a potential candidate should I ever find myself on the market again. I think I could deal with a Bush supporter quicker than I could deal with someone who doesn’t listen to music. (And believe me, it would be really hard for me to deal with a Bush supporter.)