On the show. Host the open your book with a story based on your own neighborhood. It sets the stage for what you talk about. Can you tell us that story . Outside ofve washington, d. C. 100 democratic household. A lovely neighborhood. Number of block parties. The biggest one is called porch fest. There is a parade with all the kids. It begins with the hobart street pledge. One year it went like this. All are welcome here on our street, be a woman, gay, straight, white or black. Everyone but republican. It was meant as a joke, what it really was not a joke. If you peel into the data around polarization, you know how deeply it has affected us. In that moment the pledge was a wakeup moment for me to say as a country we need to think about this, and this is my little piece of it. Host what was your perception of republicans before you did this book . Guest the Washington Post did a word plow. Give me one word to describe republicans. For the democrats, they came back the top words role nega