BigTent was thrilled to welcome PBS senior correspondent, Judy Woodruff, and The Bulwark Founder, Sarah Longwell. They discussed what’s driving American polarization and how we can have civil conversations. Judy highlighted her findings from her PBS show, America at a Crossroads, while Sarah shared insights from her unique focus groups, shedding light on public opinion and what issues are shaping political dialogue.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
JUDY WOODRUFF is the Senior Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour after serving for 11 years as its Anchor and Managing Editor. She has covered politics and other news for over four decades at CNN, NBC, and PBS. In 2023 and 2024, she is undertaking a reporting project, America at a Crossroads, to better understand the country’s political divide.
SARAH LONGWELL is a Republican political strategist and publisher of The Bulwark. She is also host of the Bulwark podcast The Focus Group, which presents the broad takeaways from hundreds of hours of voter opinion focus groups across both the country and the political spectrum.