children, and as an american, am tired of the fighting. what specific steps would you take as president to bring all parties to the table and bring americans together to end the divisiveness in this great country? well, thanks for the question. it s something that s very meaningful. i share your aspiration for our country. look, i said before, i think democracy depends on heavy doses of civility. and over the last 20 years of my career, we ve always tried to aspire to that ideal. my faith requires me to treat others the way i want to be treated, and while earlier in my career, the first time i ran for office, i didn t live up to that. ten years later, when the opportunity came around, we sought to do just that. and quite frankly, over the course of my years in congress and as governor and as vice president, i ve always i ve always tried to reflect that. you know, i think our politics are more divided than ever been, in my lifetime. but i m not convinced the american peopl
Stepped fwaorward. i don t think my old running mate is going to be the republican no, mminee for presit and i m very confident that i ll be able to support the republican nominee for president of the united states. and i hope it s me. [ applause ] i want to go again to the audience and i want you to meet sue, a mom, she is a republican who owns a dance studio, a board member for the national association of women business owners. thank you, mr. vice president, for kormcoming to io. thank you. my question. although i voted republican in the last presidential election, i was very encouraged when i heard president biden say in his inaugural speech he was going to focus on uniting both parties and america. unfortunately, that has not happened. in my opinion, in fact, the parties and the country are more divided than ever, and i, as a mom, as a coach of young