Democrats Have Already Won A Big Government Shutdown Victory

Democrats are unified and have already successfully divided Senate Republicans on extending Obamacare subsidies, as the GOP is already fracturing.

This is what happens when a political party has no strategy. For months, Republicans in the House and Senate have been voting down opportunities to avoid a government shutdown because Donald Trump was telling them not to negotiate and that Democrats would give in.

Instead of giving in, Democrats have unified.

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Senate Democrats were expecting a few members of their caucus to vote to pass the House GOP CR, and three of them did (Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, and Sen. Angus King of Maine).

The vote is going to get nowhere near the 60 votes needed for passage.

There has been very little of the suck it up and do the right thing for the country mentality that has allowed Republicans to be unaccountable for their responsibilities as the party in total control of the federal government.

Republicans are in charge, and they are about to get hammered with blame for the go…