Interview with former state Representative Curt Gielow on his attempt at a bipartisan (Purple) solution to healthcare reform, in the 2005 bill he submitted with Democratic colleague Jon Richards. Gielow discusses his bill that includes private and competitive markets, coupled to universal care, and how a truly Purple solution was politically difficult – or even impossible – to move forward. The frustration of polarized politics, and an inability to reach across the aisle, is discussed.