By Ella Diaz
Palo Verde City Reporter
Already throughout Girls State we’ve heard from a variety of passionate speakers with many achievements. Something important to point out is that across all of the speakers each had their own words in regard to political polarization, with all of them talking about how it is a growing problem in our country and we should do our best to combat it.
Speaker Charlene Fernandez, a democratic leader, said that “legislation is what’s good for the people” which puts emphasis on the fact that politics in our country should be focused on the good of the people rather than going against one another.
A similar sentiment was shared by Lisa Matthews who said “take your biases out and focus on what is good for the people” which was said to remind people that what really matters in politics is crafting legislation for the people.
While these speakers have been reminding the participants of Girls State of this fact they don’t seem to have any clear answers on how to diminish the rising polarization within the country. It is a difficult question as each side is firmly planted in their opposing views.
However at the core of both parties they want what is best for the American people. The immense polarization within the country seems to have emerged in recent administrations. Both parties constantly trade harsh jabs at each other in hopes to win more popularity with undecided voters, however this method has divided our country and hurt both parties’ reputations rather than helped them.
As young women who all are politically minded our takeaway from these speakers should be to look beyond party and focus on what truly will aid the United States in the long run.