JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="wrapper">
    <ul>
        <li>one</li>
        <li>two</li>
        <li>three three three three three three three three </li>
        <li>four</li>
        <li>five</li>
        <li>six</li>
        <li>seven</li>
    </ul>
</div>

CSS

.left_list{
    float: left;
    width: 100px
}

.right_list {
    float: right;
    width: 100px
}

JavaScript

$(function() {
    left_list = $('li:even');
    right_list = $('li:odd');
    $('#wrapper').html('');
    $('#wrapper').append('<div class="left_list">');
    $('.left_list').html(left_list);
    $('#wrapper').append('<div class="right_list">');
    $('.right_list').html(right_list);
});