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The Shutdown Cometh

Democrats are willing to risk the consequences for the sake of party unity

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Ben Domenech
Sep 30, 2025
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Wall Street Journal:

It is a stark turnaround for a party that often lambasted Republicans as irresponsible for threatening shutdowns in the past. According to several lawmakers who attended the meeting, there was no discussion of any potential negative political consequences that Democrats could face as a result of the shutdown.

“We’re unified to save p…

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