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White House officials, at the start of the shutdown, were certain the Trump administration was better positioned to battle the left during a funding lapse.
In early October, several Trump administration officials had a friendly pool going of how long the shutdown would last. The White House, at the time, was confident Democrats would quickly fold.
No one guessed more than 10 days.
The account, relayed by a person close to the White House granted anonymity to discuss internal thinking, underscores just how much the administration miscalculated the Democrats’ will to keep the government closed even amid furloughs and imperiled social programs like food assistance.
As the shutdown heads into its second month, Donald Trump is increasingly frustrated. On Thursday, he called for Republicans to abolish the filibuster to reopen the government — a plea he knows is futile, but that demonstrates his growing irritation with Democrats, said a second person close to the White House.
No, Democrats will isn’t about being the government closed. It is the Democrat’s will to stand up for affordable healthcare.
That’s what it should be, but it’s not the motivation for everyone with a D by their name…
People’s healthcare got fucked anyways, but would have been fucked regardless. But now everything is fucked.
Not saying it’s a bad move, just that being realistic about why things are happening is important.
The shutdown means Dems like Schumer and Jeffries have an excuse for not doing anything as well. Their donors are happy with a shutdown, so the neoliberal are.
Some Dems are doing it for the right reasons as well, but lumping people like Bernie and AOC with Schumer and Jefferies just muddies the water and we need people aware of whose on our side in primaries.
Oversimplification kills.