"Why there's hope Joe Biden's quest to unify America will work"
Our research underscores the importance of genuinely listening to one another. So often, we only partially hear what others are truly saying.
By Matthew Levendusky and Dominik Stecula
American democracy is seemingly stretched to the breaking point. Even setting aside the rancor in Washington, D.C., ordinary voters do not just disagree on the issues, they deeply dislike and distrust those from the opposing political party.
According to data from the Pew Research Center, more than 40% of Americans think the other side’s policies are a threat to the nation. Members of both parties describe the other side using words like closed-minded, unpatriotic and immoral. They see the other side not just as their political opponents, but as bad people.
