he is bill doherty, cofounder of braver angels. workshops nationwide.icated to repairing the bond between liberals and conservatives, using the same techniques that dougherty has used to help husbands and wives. >> we're an american family, sit at same table. imagine one big thanksgiving table. if we expel people from the table because of their political views, we will lose our ability to function as a country. >> reporter: dougherty says americans first need to decide our democracy is worth saving. not everybody thinks so. as one man told us -- >> we need a divorce. >> big threat growing right now, people saying they are morally compromised by having a conversation with somebody who differs from them. morally compromised because they're condoning evil. this is a serious threat to a democracy. >> reporter: addressing it requires each side to take responsible for their role in the quarrel. but as we discovered talking to voters across the spectrum, talking about the other side is a hard habit to break. certainly true for biden supporters. >> current pres

. >> he is bill doherty, a family therapist and co-founder of a nonprofit called braver angels, whichs of workshops nationwide. >> once polarization takes root, it's an escalation. >> dedicated to repairing the bond between liberals and conservatives, using the very same techniques that doherty has used to help husbands and wives. >> we are an american family. we sit at the same table. imagine one big thanksgiving table. if we expel people from the table because of their political views, we will lose our ability to function as a country. >> doherty says americans first need to decide that our democracy is worth saving and not everybody thinks so. as one man told us -- >> we need to have a divorce. >> a big threat that i see growing right now is people who are saying that they are morally compromised by having a conversation with somebody who differs from them. morally compromised because they are condoning evil. this is a serious threat to a democracy. >> doherty says that addressing it requires getting each side to take responsibility for their role in the quarrel. but as we discover