Charles Dickens could have been describing the biennial American election cycle when he set down the opening lines to A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times…" 

The months leading up to the first Tuesday in November every two years remind us that we're part of a great experiment in self-government, clearly a "best," as many systems of government go. 

But the debates, the partisan media dialogues, and the advertising of the political seasons sometimes remind us that politics can bring out the worst in us when it comes to decency, honesty, and respect for differing opinions. 

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