Talking turkey with family and friends over a holiday meal can sometimes be fraught with tension. Add in a particularly divisive time in American politics under the Trump presidency and things start heating up. Throw in the current scandals over sexual misconduct and it could well reach the boiling point.

A new poll shows that more than a third of Americans dread the prospect of politics coming up over Thanksgiving, compared with just 2 in 10 who say they’re eager to talk politics. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, which surveyed 1,070 adults from Nov. 15-19, also found Democrats are slightly more likely than Republicans to be uneasy about political discussions at the table, 39 percent to 33 percent; and women more likely than men to dread the thought of talking politics, 41 percent to 31 percent.

Deep breaths, all, and try to focus on the blessings.