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I just spent a week in Florida staying with a very pro-Trump friend. In the last week, I watched a lot of Fox News. I think it’s clear liberals and conservatives hold very different worldviews. A lot of this is based on the very different stories we’re told every day. For liberals who don’t understand conservatives — or even loathe them — I think they should be aware of what Trump backers are saying right now: Back in 2015, I wrote an article that almost predicted Donald Trump would beat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. I didn’t quite say…

At OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION, we face a lot of skepticism. Some think America is too far gone to want a news and opinion site devoted to showing all points of view. Others think all the fighting is actually what Americans want; humans are tribal by nature, these observers say, and deep down inside, we just want to thrash and humiliate the other side. Based on many conversations I’ve had, I think there are many who don’t believe this. People are tired of all the fighting. Still, others say reducing partisanship in America is a wonderful idea, but they wonder if…

At OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION, we had the opportunity to speak with Holly Page, co-founder of No Labels. To listen to our podcast, click on the links, below. In this interview, Page discussed why No Labels thinks it might be smart to line up a “unity ticket” with one Democrat and one Republican at the top of the ticket, just in case we face a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Polls are clear: Very few are happy with the idea of a Trump-Biden rematch. Polls also indicate high levels of support for a new, third, centrist party. No Labels…

Photo credit: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell He comes across to me as a whiner and just generally unlikeable. I can’t see him as president, not at all. I think DeSantis not showing up to greet President Biden in Florida shows a real lack of class. Was he not taught basic manners? The State of Florida had just been battered by a hurricane, and the president came to Florida offering help. Biden’s team and DeSantis’s team had been working out scheduling and logistics in the days prior. Then, at the last minute, DeSantis said he wasn’t going to come after all. How…