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As pandemic surges and economy stalls, Trump fails to live up to dealmaker image in face of partisan gridlock

As he has vacillated between abandoning talks and restarting them, Trump’s “vaunted ‘art-of-the-deal’ mystique” has evaporated, said Barbara Perry, a presidential historian at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “Unfortunately for the country, even the looming election cannot break the bonds of hyperpolarization,” she said. “It has only solidified them. With both parties firmly wedded to their opposite positions on covid-19 and the economy, neither seems willing to help the electorate and win votes by fashioning a winning compromise.”

Barbara Perry

Lack of Stimulus Just Prolongs The Stagnation: Chris Lu (Radio)

Chris Lu, Former Deputy Secretary of Labor and Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia Miller Center, discusses the dueling Biden-Trump town halls, the election and lack of stimulus. Hosted by Paul Sweeney and Vonnie Quinn.

Chris Lu

Biden Team Hones Strategy to Win Public Trust in Covid Vaccine

Biden’s transition could simply map out better ways to show decisions coming from the White House are subject to a fair and comprehensive process that’s based on expert advice, said Chris Lu, who served on former President Barack Obama’s transition team and was later named deputy secretary of labor. The Trump administration is often opaque about why it came to certain decisions, Lu said. “This is an administration that largely doesn’t work in process,” Lu said.

Chris Lu