Biden plans to reach across the aisle – but is he walking into a Republican trap?

How do you expect to work with Republicans, Joe Biden was asked at his first press conference since winning election, if they won’t even acknowledge you as president-elect? “They will,” he replied coolly. “They will.” Whether this proves a triumph of optimism over experience – Biden has plenty of both – remains to be seen. The Democrat made his reputation for reaching across the political aisle one of the central tenets of his candidacy. He…