"A house divided amongst itself cannot stand" -Abraham Lincoln
My first run for public office came in 2010—an ill-fated race for the Republican nomination for state representative. I lost to Korey Welch handily, not even winning a single precinct in the Fifth Plymouth District. Now many people have lost primaries before. But usually, the two candidates don't become friends. And yet Korey and I have been friends for the last ten plus years and counting.