Election Day is here, and it’s understandable to feel stressed or worried about the outcome. But what if there is something that has a bigger impact on America’s future than who wins? On this special Election Day edition of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn sits down with Sutherland Institute President and CEO Rick Larsen and Sutherland Chief Development Officer Peter Reichard.

They address the overheated rhetoric that has been commonplace this election cycle, drawing from historical examples and long-standing principles to argue that how Americans act – toward each other and toward our civic institutions – actually matters more than who wins on Election Day.

Show notes: 

• Those who treat politics as religion undermine the Constitution they claim to love – Deseret News 
• Those who treat politics as religion undermine the country – YouTube
• The most ‘consequential’ election – Sutherland Institute
• Sutherland series on past presidential elections – by Peter Reichard

Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, equipping listeners to become more effective champions of sound principle and good policy. Visit defendingideas.org.