"Nate Perkins"

But today, the Republican party wins by intentionally cultivating
division - by encouraging disdain of Easterners, liberals, and
intellectuals,


That's got more spin than a class 4 hurricane. It's a fact that the
NE is heavily liberal and vote accordingly. They are out of step
with the rest of the country so pointing it out isn't the division,
the division was already there.



dislike of foreigners, fear of gays, and callousness
toward those in need.



Why the derogatory comments? You are doing the demonizing
and division, not the Republican leadership.


Generally they have little respect for the
opposition, and they seek to smear and destroy their opponents in a
particularly personal way.


LOL !


Sadly, this president and this party bears little resemblance to the
party of Reagan.


Sure it does. Reagan got exactly the same kind of smarmy personal
attacks from liberals, comedians and the media but history proved the
detractors wrong and him right.