Across the Aisle: Why Bipartisanship Works for America

By: Tom Daschle and John Harwood and Olympia Snowe and Curt Weldon and Richard W. Painter and Trent Lott and Marjorie Randon Hershey and Don Bonker and Dan Glickman and Marcy Kaptur and Todd Young and André Carson and Allyson Y. Schwartz and Charlene MacDonald and Jason Altmire and Paul Helmke and Jill Long Thompson

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Synopsis: Bipartisanship has been essential to America's success throughout its history. Today, however, there seems waning interest by politicians in both parties to work together to address pressing issues and find solutions.In Across the Aisle, highly respected Republicans and Democrats argue persuasively that, time and again, bipartisanship on the local, state, and national levels has proven integral to moving America forward. Citing numerous examples, the contributors convincingly demonstrate that in the past and even in the present, politicians have set aside their differences and achieved compromises that put their towns, states, and country first. A compelling and inspirational reminder that a two-party system built on compromise and mutual respect is integral to a functioning democracy, Across the Aisle offers a lodestone for our divisive time.