Great piece, which I found because you posted it in comment to Desiree's piece inviting us to share our work. That we only have two parties / two candidates (post primary) to choose from is a huge problem, exacerbated by party choice identity becoming so pronounced. I am a registrered democrat only because I had to register democrat to vote in a primary many many years ago when a friend was running for office. Otherwise I would be a registered independant. Rather than leave a very long comment, I am highlighting lines and now share this piece I wrote in August 2021 to continue the conversation: https://medium.com/illumination-curated/can-we-please-all-find-the-space-within-which-to-breathe-the-same-air-and-agree-not-to-agree-6b6b2c8077ec