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As quickly as Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made it clear that Democrats can be voting in opposition to the Trump CR, the sycophantic company media went into overdrive, proclaiming that Democrats would personal a shutdown.
This despatched some Senate Democrats right into a tizzy as a result of method too many Democrats, each voters and elected officers, take note of the media institution that hardly hides its contempt for them, so now some Senate Democrats seem like searching for a option to weasel out and assist Trump’s CR.
The Trump White Home appears to suppose that sufficient Senate Democrats will cave and move it, as a result of Republicans want eight Democratic Senators to hitch them.
“They’re 100% gonna swallow it,” one White Home official instructed me. “They’re completely screwed.”
The arrogance is particularly noteworthy on condition that Schumer has but to element his plans. Many lawmakers in each events are privately predicting that some type of deal can be reached wherein Senate Democrats get modification votes in return for permitting the Home-passed “persevering with decision” to advance and in the end move.
If such a deal occurs, will probably be a catastrophe for the Democratic Get together and one more self-inflicted wound by cowardly leaders who refuse to hearken to what their very own voters need.
Voters wish to battle.
Some, not all, Senate Democrats wish to turtle up and do nothing.
The straightforward place to place the blame can be on Chuck Schumer, however Schumer will solely go the place his caucus desires. If Senate Democrats have been unified and needed to close it down, Schumer would associate with it.
The issue is that there’s a group of Senate Democrats who’re petrified of a shutdown as a result of they hearken to the company media, and the mainstream is echoing Trump/GOP speaking factors.
Neera Tanden of the Heart For American Progress is sending round a memo telling Senate Democrats that momentum is constructing in opposition to Trump and they should maintain the road on the CR, or else they’ll kill what’s rising within the nation proper now.
Trump thinks he’ll win a authorities shutdown, however he’s unsuitable. Similar to he was unsuitable when he thought he would win a shutdown.
He didn’t.
Republicans received’t win this shutdown as a result of they management the complete federal authorities, and public opinion has already turned in opposition to them on the financial system.
Democrats have a simple argument to make. Voters put Republicans in cost, and so they have to manipulate. Democrats received’t govern for them. If they need Democratic votes to move a CR, they need to come to Democrats and negotiate.
Senate Democrats are taking their supporters with no consideration.
It isn’t sufficient to name them and inform them to vote in opposition to the CR. Name them and inform them {that a} vote for the CR will value them their jobs.
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