as we have highlighted throughout the week, the need to save our democracy is dire and urgent, but i don t say this to leave you in despair. keep in mind, there are plenty of things that divide us, yes. but there is so much more that unites us. that is the subject of john avlon s reality check tonight. he is here to take us through it. john, give us some hope here. we are going to keep hope alive for you, jim. look, despite all the doom and gloom and division that seems to dominate our democracy, today we got some good news. the u.s. economy grew 5.7% last year despite the drag of the pandemic. now, that is the fastest since 1984 when reagan was re-elected. now, typically, political sent sentiment follows the james carville rule, you know, it s the economy, stupid. but despite near-record growth, we are feeling not so fresh as a nation. a recent nbc news poll found 72% of americans think we are headed