Author: christopherhaughandjordanblashek

Two friends–a Democrat and a Republican–travel across America “on a deeply personal journey through the heart of a divided nation . . . to find growth, hope and fundamental strength in their own lives” (Bob Woodward) and the country they love, in good times and bad. In the year before Donald Trump was elected president, Jordan Blashek, a Republican Marine, and Chris Haugh, a Democrat and … and Chris Haugh, a Democrat and son of a single mother from Berkeley, CA, formed an unlikely friendship. Jordan was fresh off his service in the Marines and feeling a bit out of…