I am writing this comment in as many Bulwark feeds as I can in hopes that it can find its way to Dems who can promote this message. We are in a government shut down. No one is using this term for what is happening, and yet, it is very, very unpopular with voters. Fact: This administration is shutting down the government, albeit in bits a…
I am writing this comment in as many Bulwark feeds as I can in hopes that it can find its way to Dems who can promote this message. We are in a government shut down. No one is using this term for what is happening, and yet, it is very, very unpopular with voters. Fact: This administration is shutting down the government, albeit in bits and pieces. The opposition should steadily and consistently refer to "the ongoing government shut down" in every interview. Most voters don't have any clue what that means anyway. But... when it comes time for the House to vote on the budget, or a spending bill (if they ever get that far), the Dems will be accused of shutting down the government and it will carry over into the 2026 mid-terms. If the current situation is called what it is-- a government shut down-- the Dems actions will simply be refusing to fund a government that is already shut down and an executive branch that refuses to spend the money that the legislature has appropriated.
I am writing this comment in as many Bulwark feeds as I can in hopes that it can find its way to Dems who can promote this message. We are in a government shut down. No one is using this term for what is happening, and yet, it is very, very unpopular with voters. Fact: This administration is shutting down the government, albeit in bits and pieces. The opposition should steadily and consistently refer to "the ongoing government shut down" in every interview. Most voters don't have any clue what that means anyway. But... when it comes time for the House to vote on the budget, or a spending bill (if they ever get that far), the Dems will be accused of shutting down the government and it will carry over into the 2026 mid-terms. If the current situation is called what it is-- a government shut down-- the Dems actions will simply be refusing to fund a government that is already shut down and an executive branch that refuses to spend the money that the legislature has appropriated.