Why isn't this the most popular article on Medium this week? After all, it strives to dissolve the paralyzing division in American society, and it highlights the issues that appear to have broad support across the political aisle (canyon). Why isn't everyone excited about this idea? We could form a two-thirds majority, spanning the center-right, the swing voters, the center-left, and yes, the progressives as well. We could accomplish police reform, education reform, immigration reform, meaningful action on climate change and gun control, and we could introduce universal healthcare so ordinary non-wealthy Americans don't have to stay in their boring jobs to have half decent health insurance. America would essentially be no longer broken. It would become a functioning country. who would oppose a concept like this one?