Depending on who wins the presidential election, immigration levels will rise or fall, tax rates will go up or down, and global conflicts may end, continue, or spread. But no matter what happens, retaining a degree of humility and grace about it is better than allowing political high season to destroy relationships with friends and family.
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) reminded us of this last week after he was asked by News Nation’s Chris Cuomo how he would heal the country’s growing political divide. After mentioning the importance of talking to and taking questions from all audiences, including those that disagree with us, the Republican vice presidential candidate said, “If you’re discarding a lifelong friendship because somebody votes for the other team, then you’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake and you should do something different.”
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