For those who wonder, the late Rush Limbaugh topped the Talkers Magazine list on multiple occasions. SMILE: REPUBLICANS MAKE BETTER FRIENDS Buddy, pal, chum — what is the state of friendship among the political parties? One particular political persuasion appears to be more tolerant than others when it comes to cultivating simple friendships, and navigating political differences at the same time, according to an unusual new survey by the Survey Center on American Life, a project of the American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank. “Importantly, Republicans have more bipartisan friendships than Democrats do. A majority (53%) of Republicans say they have at least some friends who are Democrats. In contrast, less than one-third (32%) of Democrats say they have at least some Republican friends,” the survey analysis said.