A house divided: Political split often falls along city/rural lines
A Pew Research Center “Fact Tank” story summed up the challenge ahead: “It isn’t just that Washington will be divided. The elected officials who take the oath of office in January will be representing two broad coalitions of voters who are deeply distrustful of one another and who fundamentally disagree over policies, plans and even the very problems that face our country today.” Ariel Britton-Hodge and her daughter Emeline, 7, listened to speakers at the National Civil Rights Museum after the Memphis Women's March Downtown On Jan. 18, 2020. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Political and cultural division in Memphis, the state of Tennessee and the country, is real. But as polarized as Americans might be, it has been worse and it can get better.
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Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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