Unlike in 2008, Republicans don’t need to stonewall the incoming president’s agenda to make him a one-term president. President-elect Joe Biden will likely decide to do so independently. At 78 years old, Biden will be older on Inauguration Day than Ronald Reagan, our oldest president ever, was on his last day in office. The former vice president has silently signaled to aides that he wouldn’t seek a second term.

Biden, a relic of a party that used to prioritize pragmatism, reportedly wants to reach across the aisle. Republicans should meet him halfway. Not only is this the right thing to do, but it will also advance Republicans’ own electoral odds, given the national climate for spending.