Liberal, Conservative Voters Come Together After Midterms in Viral Photo

Image credit: @ColtonWinters_/Twitter
Image credit: @ColtonWinters_/Twitter
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One high school student from Texas who supported Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke came together with a Trump supporter after Tuesday’s midterm elections because “friendship is always more important than politics.”

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Colton Winters’ post on Twitter immediately went viral.

“I will not accept hate and division. I choose to find common ground and work with the other side when possible,” Winters wrote in a follow-up tweet. “That is how America was created, and that is what we must continue to do to better our country.”

While plenty of Twitter users slammed the teenager for boasting about his friendship with a Trump supporter, there were some who praised Winters for his kind-hearted tweet:

Sadly, though, the majority of the responses Winters received were criticizing him for his friendship with a conservative teenager. Winters said he’s received “thousands” of hateful comments in response to his photo.

In the final tally, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) beat out O’Rourke by a thin margin, keeping his seat with 50.9 percent of the vote, compared to his Democratic opponent’s 48.2 percent.