Sarah, Biden has really stressed unity as the overarching theme in his speech, but achieving unity is tough when Democrats and Republicans have fundamentally different perceptions around bread and butter issues like the economy. To me the big question is as follows: What electoral interest to Republicans have to work across the aisle? While many of the policies Biden has run on seem to be fairly popular even in swing states, there is a fairly substantial disconnect between where voters are and where legislators think voters are. When public opinion doesn’t necessarily translate into policy, it’s tough to see how even unity among voters is enough to generate unity among politicians in a way that addresses policy priorities for Biden that Perry discussed earlier.
