Most Americans find political talk at Thanksgiving to be entertaining, poll finds

Most Americans find political conversations at the Thanksgiving table to be entertaining and informative — despite experts saying it should be avoided, according to a Scripps News/Talker Research poll.

Only 10% of Americans said they find political talk at the table to be inappropriate, while 17% find it uncomfortable and 15% found it to be annoying or awkward. The poll found that 33% of Americans consider political talk during the holiday to be respectful, and 27% find it passionate.

Most of the respondents said they tend to strongly agree with the political views of their family members and friends at Thanksgiving, while only 5% said they strongly disagree.

Despite the more positive outlook on discussing politics over turkey and gravy, most Americans — 26% — said it is very unlikely t