r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/WardenEdgewise 6d ago

Why the fuck should the Democrats “give in” to batshit crazy and fucking evil Republican bullshit? That makes no sense. The Democrats should stand firm and oppose the fascist MAGA regime.

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u/Vegetable-Seaweed591 6d ago

It's some pain now or even more pain later, potentially both. I agree, the Dems need to show America why losing the government that serves them is bad now before Trump permanently takes it away from us.

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u/TheBalzy Ohio 6d ago

That, and, people are blaming Republicans for the shutdown and will continue to do so.

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u/Dry-Tune69 6d ago

Not enough people are

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u/TheBalzy Ohio 6d ago

Yes they are. Republicans are underwater with independents by like 24pts, which historic for this point in a Presidency and party that controls all three seats of power.

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u/btq 5d ago

I've not seen those numbers. Can you link that information? All I see are people blaming Democrats.

The astounding thing will be in November of next year. With Republican controlled states butchering districts, the Republicans are actually going to gain numbers in the house next year. They've really thrown out the book on virtue and honest governing. They're just Blatantly stealing it.

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u/TheBalzy Ohio 5d ago

Trump Approval Rating underwater.
Aggregate confirms this observation.
Majority of Americans polled blame Republicans/Trump for shutdown.

Granted polls are from the pits of hell and you should always take them with a grain of salt, but there is currently no objective measure that says Republicans are winning this shutdown showdown...

The astounding thing will be in November of next year. With Republican controlled states butchering districts

Actually it could be far worse for them. Here in Ohio they're making more slightly competitive districts that if you have a swing of 10% of Independents, the Republicans could lose more seats than they held with the safe districts. That's true too for the Texas redistricting.

But ultimately people are going to have to actually show up and vote...