Politics makes strange bedfellows

1. Political interests can bring together people who otherwise have little in common. This saying is adapted from a line in the play The Tempest, by William Shakespeare: “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” It is spoken by a man who has been shipwrecked and finds himself seeking shelter beside a sleeping monster.

Example Sentences

“Politics makes strange bedfellows,” said Florida Republican Ford O’Connell, who is running for the state legislature.

From Washington Times

It is an oft-quoted maxim that politics makes strange bedfellows.

From BBC

Pick your motto: Politics makes strange bedfellows.

From Washington Post

“Politics makes strange bedfellows,” Rev. Sheldon said at the time.

From Washington Post

The idea that politics makes strange bedfellows is a close cousin of the maxim that politics is the art of compromise.

From Washington Post