Red State, Blue State: 10 Tips for Feuding Families

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Avoiding family fights

By Anne Harding

Although "red state" and "blue state" have become shorthand for particular—and polarized—viewpoints in the United States, the fact is that the dividing line is just as likely to be straight down the middle of the dinner table as it is down the middle of the country.

In fact, some "red state" and "blue state" folks live side by side and actually care about each other—when they're not fighting about politics, religion, or some other hot-button topic.

So how do you make it through that family dinner without pressing those buttons? Here are 10 tips.

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