I've learned that, so long as they aren't being disrespectful, I can converse with partisans on the Left and Right sides of the political aisle.
When helping crime victims, doing security assignments or appearing on other platforms, I've engaged liberals, conservatives, libertarians, moderates, Black nationalists and everything in-between and beyond.
I use this graphic of both parties symbols behind bars because I see them imprisoned by rhetoric designed to crank out votes and donations not necessarily improve things in society, not even for party members who aren't within respective inner circles.