SLIPPERY ROCK — Two nationally-renowned political analysts visited Slippery Rock University on Tuesday night.

In a presentation called “Crossing the Political Divide,” Fox News contributor Donna Brazile, representing the Democrat viewpoint, and Republican strategist Ana Navarro, delivered small verbal columns on today's political climate, before turning the evening over to a question and answer format.

“We did a coin toss, and I won,” Brazile said. “Though it was my coin.”

Brazile is an adjunct professor, syndicated columnist and TV political commentator who held significant roles within the Democratic National Committee.

Brazile talked about her appreciation for the state of Pennsylvania.

She said both political parties have shown their extremities during the last election and leading into the next.

“I believe we can reach across the political divide, even in the most divisive times,” Brazile said.

In her moment, Navarro, a political analyst for CNN, shared briefly that she immigrated to the U.S. from Nicaragua to escape communism.

She said she has since been called a communist because her beliefs differ from the Republican majority.

“We are all so much more than you see on the outside,” Navarro said. “The moment you stop evolving is the moment you should stop breathing.”

Many points discussed, questions asked and answers delivered revolved around President Donald Trump, his leadership within the Oval Office and his antics outside the realm of politics.

One question raised was about the electoral college and whether it will continue to be a staple in the U.S. political system.

“The electoral college is going to be around a long time,” Brazile said.

One woman asked Navarro specifically what it would take for Republicans to acknowledge that some things the president has said or done are wrong, referencing his statements about women among others.

Navarro said not all Republicans stand by this behavior, but they do appreciate the fact that Trump has delivered upon key promises from his campaign, such as delivering a Republican-majority Supreme Court.

She said her Republican colleagues are willing to look the other way for that feat alone, and many within President Trump's base will stand by him no matter the cost.

“You have to give him credit for the cultist personality he built,” Navarro said. “There's something about him that people want to be invested in him, and the more you insult him, the more people invest in him.”

Patrick Corr, a McCandless resident and veteran of the Vietnam War, said he was happy for the opportunity to ask a question. Corr was adamantly opposed to Trump and his leadership.

“I've never seen anything like this in my life,” he said.

Corr said he was shot six times in Vietnam, and it is difficult to reconcile that with Trump as president. But attending Tuesday's event, he saw what his sacrifices achieved.

“These two did an amazing job,” he said. “I'm proud to be in an America where people can speak their minds like that.”

SRU student Grace Klutinoty asked the presenters about how to break through a male-dominated political culture that knocks women down by calling them emotional, cold or crazy.

“I think it was a really good opportunity,” Klutinoty said. “It was really cool to have someone I can relate to as a political science major.”

Brazile and Navarro both responded with empowering encouragement to dismiss unkind words.

“It's was more of a confidence thing,” Klutinoty said. “It felt really good.”