@hightor,
hightor wrote:Donald Trump chose to conduct his presidency in such a way as to divide the country between his base and everyone else. He did not have to govern in this manner.
That is incorrect. This divisiveness comes entirely from progressives, not from Mr. Trump.
hightor wrote:Nor did Democrats do "everything they could" to impeach Trump. Pelosi resisted impeachment efforts until Trump's phone call to Zelensky was reported and investigated.
And then she rushed to impeach Mr. Trump over a complete non-issue.
hightor wrote:If Biden attempts to open a dialogue with the Republican opposition, that'll make it a lot easier for them to deal with Biden than the Democrats ever had with Trump.
That is wishful thinking. There are probably a few issues where Republicans also want to see legislation passed that Mr. Biden might make some headway on. But that will only be because of the Republicans' own desire to address the same issues.
Infrastructure, Covid relief, and immigration reform come to mind as things that the Republicans would like to address. But I doubt that cooperation will extend much further than those three issues.