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Surprise: American voters actually largely agree on many issues, including topics like abortion, immigration and wealth inequality

  • Written by Dante Chinni, Director, American Communities Project, Michigan State University
imageFor a country that often feels hopelessly divided, it turns out that there is a lot of agreement among Americans.Nisian Hughes/Getty Images

As the presidential election campaign heats up, media coverage suggests Americans are hopelessly divided and headed for a difficult fall – perhaps also a tense January.

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