Frederic Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in CULMA, is among those offering advice in this article about how to handle the disappointment if the candidate you favored lost in the election. He says America must figure out how to reach a consensus on important issues facing the country. "We need to be able to listen to each other," he says, pointing out the Internet could potentially unite citizens who seek to share ideas and to put aside rancor.