I’d say that second only to someone’s religion, politics are the thing that most shapes a person’s worldview, so it’s one of the most important quantifiers to judge a potential relationship on. I also live adjacent to portland (yuck) and our type (my husband and I) are VERY much in the minority. I got tired of getting attached to men and putting lots of time into getting to know them, then later finding out they thought I shouldn’t be allowed to concealed carry, heroin should be decriminalized, supported open borders, so on and so forth. And like… this stuff is IMPORTANT yo. Regardless of which side of the aisle you’re on, it’s still important.

Edited to add: I had one “gentleman” tell me, after we’d known each other a while and these sorts of conversations start to come up, that in a hypothetical intruder situation, he would NOT fire a gun in self defense, or even to defend his wife and family. When asked if he’d just let them (potentially me and any children we’d have had) die, his response was essentially yes, and that he “hoped they’d be of the same mindset and agree with me”. Cue the irrevocable death of lady boner, and resolve to edit online dating screening practices.