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Election Day 2024: Why both sides feel this is a tipping point for America

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70% Informative

Lauren Markow and Jeffrey Sutherland represent opposite poles in Middle America .

Both say it’s important to seek common ground including a shared love of country.

Cole Sutherland says Democrats are misusing and weaponizing the term “democracy” under the guise of preserving it.

Mr. Sutherland sees her and her allies as disregarding guardrails the Founding Fathers carefully put in place.

Nearly two in three Americans now feel like the election will “make a great deal of difference” in their life.

Lauren Markow worries the U.S. is devolving into toxic political brinkmanship that is undercutting its leadership in the world.

She is concerned that it is eliminating the spaces in American society for the kind of collaborative thinking needed to find urgent solutions.

CNN invited the two to speak over Zoom to discuss their fears for the country’s future.

One thing they agree on: The need for civility in the Trump era.

But they also agreed that the country needs to be preserved for the next generation.

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74

Informative language

72

Neutral language

45

Article tone

informal

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English

Language complexity

49

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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