Common ground in politics is possible. It just needs coverage

Turn on any cable news channel and you'll likely hear talk about the divisiveness of our politics, and there are numbers to back that up. Only 38 percent of Americans say the United States is heading in the right direction, and an annual poll tracking discourse shows 93 percent say America has a civility problem. As discouraging as these numbers seem, the tide may be turning. A recent poll from Georgetown University found that 85 percent of voters want finding common ground to be a main goal of politicians. A...