Even as President Biden doubles and triples down on his commitment to “bring America together,” it is increasingly evident that America will need to address deep ambivalence — and even outright hostility — to the agenda of “unity” propagated by a vocal minority.
Yet, most Americans believe that moving past post-election anger and addressing America’s crises together is urgently needed if we want to see America healthy, back to work and addressing inequities in our systems. The reality is that razor-thin margins in both the House and Senate will require cross-party engagement on almost every issue.
Ironically, however, one of the few areas where those furthest to the left and right seem to agree is their distrust of the call to “bridge” partisan divides.
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