Research shows that spouses are more likely to share politics than personality traits, and that their views rarely change after marriage. This idea makes sense to Jacob. "Your politics are a reflection of your entire worldview," 

"In a world as dark as the one in which we live, as hard as our struggles may be, we still need to have that source of happiness, of companionship, to sustain us,"

Our politics are more than our voting patterns; as politicians often remind us, they reflect our deeper values, which affect how we relate to others and how we see ourselves.