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Kam Throckmorton admits the gap between Democrats and Republicans is wide, but he believes there are ways for both parties to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n
He is trying to organize a meeting to attract what he hopes will be a diverse group of people to attend an organizational meeting of a local Braver Angels chapter.<\/p>\n
The national organization was created to unite conservative, liberal and independent Americans in a working alliance to bring respectful conversations to the nation.<\/p>\n
Throckmorton said his motivation for holding an informational meeting was the community’s reaction to an incident in which a 19-year-old man, Trent Lehrkamp, \u200b\u200bappeared on social media earlier this year drunk and covered in paint, surrounded by a group of teenagers. He was hospitalized with an alcoholemia considered toxic.<\/p>\n
There was a lot of blame before all the facts were known to investigators.<\/p>\n
“I hated how our community responded,” he said.<\/p>\n
The informational meeting will be held at 6 pm on June 15 at Christ Church Episcopal, 6329 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island.<\/p>\n
The meeting has been in the planning stages for several months, and Throckmorton said he expects a good turnout.<\/p>\n
The goal is to show both parties that they have much more in common than they are different.<\/p>\n
“The people I’ve talked to are pretty excited,” he said. “I think we all have a lot in common. I think our goals are very well aligned.”<\/p>\n