Roommates with different politics, same fridge
A Texas Tech apartment reveals the state's political divide, one snack at a time.
The story
Three Texas Tech roommates with differing political views navigate the tight Senate race in a state historically dominated by Republicans, with each focusing on issues like energy policy, healthcare, and affordability.
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Our reading
One roommate is worried about the future of oil and gas, another about abortion rights, and the third about gas prices. All three live in the same apartment, which is now a microcosm of the state’s political divide.
They don’t always agree, but they’ve learned to keep the politics out of the living room—except when the fridge is low on snacks, which seems to happen more often when the conversation turns to taxes.
It’s not the first time a shared apartment has become a political battleground, but it’s the first time the battle has been fought with a shared Wi-Fi password and a mutual dislike of the neighbor’s dog.
