"In 2008, the ten-year-old son of Rahm Emanuel, then a Democratic congressman, bet Mike Pence, then a Republican congressman, that Barack Obama would carry Pence's home state of Indiana in that year's Presidential election. Pence lost the bet-ten dollars-but never paid up. "Every time I see him, I tease him," Emanuel recounted recently. " 'You owe ten plus cumulative interest.' " Emanuel was seated at a table with Pence for a joint"
"appearance on "Ceasefire," a new C- SPAN show. Teasing aside, the pair bathed each other in mutual respect. Emanuel said that, off camera, they had asked after each other's children, some of whom are in the armed forces, leading Dasha Burns, the host, to dub them "parents before partisans." At the end of the show, Burns flashed a photo of Pence trying to hand Emanuel a ten-dollar bill in the green room."
Ceasefire models civil dialogue and bipartisan cooperation by pairing politicians across party lines and showcasing personal rapport. The program presents anecdotes of cross-party friendships, such as Rahm Emanuel and Mike Pence's teases over a lost bet, Democratic and Republican members attending each other's family events, and bipartisan caucuses singing together. The host highlights moments of comity and shared priorities, and the show frames its goal as finding common ground among warring politicians. C-SPAN leadership expresses belief that Americans agree on more than they disagree, and the series emphasizes personal connections and practical cooperation amid national polarization.
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