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The House can be expected this evening to pass the government funding bill that, once signed by President Trump, will end the shutdown. The eight senators – seven Democrats and one independent – who voted in favor of ending the shutdown were widely condemned. “America deserves better,” said likely presidential candidate Gavin Newsom. But in my opinion, the eight senators made the right choice and did the Democratic Party a favor.
I agree with Josh that ending the lockdown won’t hurt Democrats politically. He put Republican indifference toward public access to health care on the political agenda. This will be an issue in the 2026 elections. I very much doubt there will be a stop. Looking back to the 2013 Republican shutdown over the ACA, which Democrats and the Obama administration were perceived to have “won,” in the November 2014 elections, Republicans flipped the Senate, winning nine seats, and solidified their Republican hold on the House by flipping 13 seats. What mattered was what happened next.
The only aspect that leaves a bitter taste about the end of the lockdown by the Democrats is the absence of the minority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, from the negotiations. This allowed commentators and Republican leaders to define the event. It was another indication that Schumer had lost his effectiveness. Senate and House leaders have never been effective public advocates — Nancy Pelosi was a TV nap — but they have been able to command their caucus and publicly define their goals. Schumer did not succeed.
Democrats should have come together to say they were ending the lockdown to prevent the president from further harming the country. Instead, they presented a picture of a party in disarray and mired in recriminations. This is the result of a failure of leadership. But believe me: by next November, the dismay caused by the closure will be forgotten.
I think as the shutdown stretched into Thanksgiving, and more jobs were lost, social services suspended, and planes grounded, the public would have started blaming the Democrats more because — let’s face it — they initiated the shutdown. Polls also showed that far more Democrats than Republicans felt affected by the shutdown. Senators themselves heard the views of their constituencies. I was hearing from friends from out of town who weren’t partisan activists.
I agree with Josh that ending the lockdown won’t hurt Democrats politically. He put Republican indifference toward public access to health care on the political agenda. This will be an issue in the 2026 elections. I very much doubt there will be a stop. Looking back to the 2013 Republican shutdown over the ACA, which Democrats and the Obama administration were perceived to have “won,” in the November 2014 elections, Republicans flipped the Senate, winning nine seats, and solidified their Republican hold on the House by flipping 13 seats. What mattered was what happened next.
The only aspect that leaves a bitter taste about the end of the lockdown by the Democrats is the absence of the minority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, from the negotiations. This allowed commentators and Republican leaders to define the event. It was another indication that Schumer had lost his effectiveness. Senate and House leaders have never been effective public advocates — Nancy Pelosi was a TV nap — but they have been able to command their caucus and publicly define their goals. Schumer did not succeed.
Democrats should have come together to say they were ending the lockdown to prevent the president from further harming the country. Instead, they presented a picture of a party in disarray and mired in recriminations. This is the result of a failure of leadership. But believe me: by next November, the dismay caused by the closure will be forgotten.
Democrats cheered polling results that showed the public was more likely to blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, but the numbers were starting to shift against them. The most recent poll showed that 32 percent of respondents placed the blame on Democrats, 35 percent on Republicans and 28 percent on both sides, equally. But the percentage blaming Republicans dropped four points from two weeks ago.
I think as the shutdown stretched into Thanksgiving, and more jobs were lost, social services suspended, and planes grounded, the public would have started blaming the Democrats more because — let’s face it — they initiated the shutdown. Polls also showed that far more Democrats than Republicans felt affected by the shutdown. Senators themselves heard the views of their constituencies. I was hearing from friends from out of town who weren’t partisan activists.
I agree with Josh that ending the lockdown won’t hurt Democrats politically. He put Republican indifference toward public access to health care on the political agenda. This will be an issue in the 2026 elections. I very much doubt there will be a stop. Looking back to the 2013 Republican shutdown over the ACA, which Democrats and the Obama administration were perceived to have “won,” in the November 2014 elections, Republicans flipped the Senate, winning nine seats, and solidified their Republican hold on the House by flipping 13 seats. What mattered was what happened next.
The only aspect that leaves a bitter taste about the end of the lockdown by the Democrats is the absence of the minority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, from the negotiations. This allowed commentators and Republican leaders to define the event. It was another indication that Schumer had lost his effectiveness. Senate and House leaders have never been effective public advocates — Nancy Pelosi was a TV nap — but they have been able to command their caucus and publicly define their goals. Schumer did not succeed.
Democrats should have come together to say they were ending the lockdown to prevent the president from further harming the country. Instead, they presented a picture of a party in disarray and mired in recriminations. This is the result of a failure of leadership. But believe me: by next November, the dismay caused by the closure will be forgotten.
Like a criminal case based on a wrongdoer’s provable wrong, such as tax evasion, but motivated by his more serious misdeeds, the Democrats’ case was also, if not primarily, aimed at combating President Donald Trump’s contempt for democratic norms. And it was meant to show that the Democrats, in Twisted Sister’s words, were “not going to accept it.” Democrats were also unlikely to change the Trump administration’s approach to governing during the lockdown, but they pressed ahead anyway. There was never a plausible endgame.
Democrats cheered polling results that showed the public was more likely to blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, but the numbers were starting to shift against them. The most recent poll showed that 32 percent of respondents placed the blame on Democrats, 35 percent on Republicans and 28 percent on both sides, equally. But the percentage blaming Republicans dropped four points from two weeks ago.
I think as the shutdown stretched into Thanksgiving, and more jobs were lost, social services suspended, and planes grounded, the public would have started blaming the Democrats more because — let’s face it — they initiated the shutdown. Polls also showed that far more Democrats than Republicans felt affected by the shutdown. Senators themselves heard the views of their constituencies. I was hearing from friends from out of town who weren’t partisan activists.
I agree with Josh that ending the lockdown won’t hurt Democrats politically. He put Republican indifference toward public access to health care on the political agenda. This will be an issue in the 2026 elections. I very much doubt there will be a stop. Looking back to the 2013 Republican shutdown over the ACA, which Democrats and the Obama administration were perceived to have “won,” in the November 2014 elections, Republicans flipped the Senate, winning nine seats, and solidified their Republican hold on the House by flipping 13 seats. What mattered was what happened next.
The only aspect that leaves a bitter taste about the end of the lockdown by the Democrats is the absence of the minority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, from the negotiations. This allowed commentators and Republican leaders to define the event. It was another indication that Schumer had lost his effectiveness. Senate and House leaders have never been effective public advocates — Nancy Pelosi was a TV nap — but they have been able to command their caucus and publicly define their goals. Schumer did not succeed.
Democrats should have come together to say they were ending the lockdown to prevent the president from further harming the country. Instead, they presented a picture of a party in disarray and mired in recriminations. This is the result of a failure of leadership. But believe me: by next November, the dismay caused by the closure will be forgotten.
Senate Democrats had based the shutdown on Republicans’ failure to expand subsidies for the Affordable Care Act that would have benefited families earning between 100 and 400 percent of the poverty level. In their absence, these families will face skyrocketing health care costs. Expanding subsidies is a worthy cause, but Democrats knew they couldn’t do it. There was a good chance that Senate Republicans would not agree, and it was almost certain that House Republicans would not.
Like a criminal case based on a wrongdoer’s provable wrong, such as tax evasion, but motivated by his more serious misdeeds, the Democrats’ case was also, if not primarily, aimed at combating President Donald Trump’s contempt for democratic norms. And it was meant to show that the Democrats, in Twisted Sister’s words, were “not going to accept it.” Democrats were also unlikely to change the Trump administration’s approach to governing during the lockdown, but they pressed ahead anyway. There was never a plausible endgame.
Democrats cheered polling results that showed the public was more likely to blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, but the numbers were starting to shift against them. The most recent poll showed that 32 percent of respondents placed the blame on Democrats, 35 percent on Republicans and 28 percent on both sides, equally. But the percentage blaming Republicans dropped four points from two weeks ago.
I think as the shutdown stretched into Thanksgiving, and more jobs were lost, social services suspended, and planes grounded, the public would have started blaming the Democrats more because — let’s face it — they initiated the shutdown. Polls also showed that far more Democrats than Republicans felt affected by the shutdown. Senators themselves heard the views of their constituencies. I was hearing from friends from out of town who weren’t partisan activists.
I agree with Josh that ending the lockdown won’t hurt Democrats politically. He put Republican indifference toward public access to health care on the political agenda. This will be an issue in the 2026 elections. I very much doubt there will be a stop. Looking back to the 2013 Republican shutdown over the ACA, which Democrats and the Obama administration were perceived to have “won,” in the November 2014 elections, Republicans flipped the Senate, winning nine seats, and solidified their Republican hold on the House by flipping 13 seats. What mattered was what happened next.
The only aspect that leaves a bitter taste about the end of the lockdown by the Democrats is the absence of the minority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, from the negotiations. This allowed commentators and Republican leaders to define the event. It was another indication that Schumer had lost his effectiveness. Senate and House leaders have never been effective public advocates — Nancy Pelosi was a TV nap — but they have been able to command their caucus and publicly define their goals. Schumer did not succeed.
Democrats should have come together to say they were ending the lockdown to prevent the president from further harming the country. Instead, they presented a picture of a party in disarray and mired in recriminations. This is the result of a failure of leadership. But believe me: by next November, the dismay caused by the closure will be forgotten.
Senate Democrats had based the shutdown on Republicans’ failure to expand subsidies for the Affordable Care Act that would have benefited families earning between 100 and 400 percent of the poverty level. In their absence, these families will face skyrocketing health care costs. Expanding subsidies is a worthy cause, but Democrats knew they couldn’t do it. There was a good chance that Senate Republicans would not agree, and it was almost certain that House Republicans would not.
Like a criminal case based on a wrongdoer’s provable wrong, such as tax evasion, but motivated by his more serious misdeeds, the Democrats’ case was also, if not primarily, aimed at combating President Donald Trump’s contempt for democratic norms. And it was meant to show that the Democrats, in Twisted Sister’s words, were “not going to accept it.” Democrats were also unlikely to change the Trump administration’s approach to governing during the lockdown, but they pressed ahead anyway. There was never a plausible endgame.
Democrats cheered polling results that showed the public was more likely to blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown, but the numbers were starting to shift against them. The most recent poll showed that 32 percent of respondents placed the blame on Democrats, 35 percent on Republicans and 28 percent on both sides, equally. But the percentage blaming Republicans dropped four points from two weeks ago.
I think as the shutdown stretched into Thanksgiving, and more jobs were lost, social services suspended, and planes grounded, the public would have started blaming the Democrats more because — let’s face it — they initiated the shutdown. Polls also showed that far more Democrats than Republicans felt affected by the shutdown. Senators themselves heard the views of their constituencies. I was hearing from friends from out of town who weren’t partisan activists.
I agree with Josh that ending the lockdown won’t hurt Democrats politically. He put Republican indifference toward public access to health care on the political agenda. This will be an issue in the 2026 elections. I very much doubt there will be a stop. Looking back to the 2013 Republican shutdown over the ACA, which Democrats and the Obama administration were perceived to have “won,” in the November 2014 elections, Republicans flipped the Senate, winning nine seats, and solidified their Republican hold on the House by flipping 13 seats. What mattered was what happened next.
The only aspect that leaves a bitter taste about the end of the lockdown by the Democrats is the absence of the minority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer, from the negotiations. This allowed commentators and Republican leaders to define the event. It was another indication that Schumer had lost his effectiveness. Senate and House leaders have never been effective public advocates — Nancy Pelosi was a TV nap — but they have been able to command their caucus and publicly define their goals. Schumer did not succeed.
Democrats should have come together to say they were ending the lockdown to prevent the president from further harming the country. Instead, they presented a picture of a party in disarray and mired in recriminations. This is the result of a failure of leadership. But believe me: by next November, the dismay caused by the closure will be forgotten.
