So for one ditch him, he was a 21 year old dating a 17 year old. For two if politics are that important to you, it's important to be with a partner that syncs up with you politically because ultimately very few people will change their tune on their general political views especially if they have a few that are very important to them. For three, organize there's really nothing else that quiets that dread than being on the front line of the solution to said problem.