What do you think of Democrats folding to end the shutdown?

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ProbablyClueless · Accepted Answer

Not too surprising. They wanted to wait after they secured the election. What I find interesting is that they felt the need to do it at all. Especially for the races that they were running.

It's commonly understood that elections after the Presidential election will generally go to the party that lost the Presidential race as a sort of backlash. And these particular elections were being held in majority Democrat areas. So you have a situation where the cultural expectation is that the loss of the Presidential election will be a rallying cry for Democrats in states where Democrats seem to have a strong hold.

What was the need for the reinforcement? It just seems odd.

worldscolide · Accepted Answer

About time.. They were using this as a way to hurt people into voting Democrat.. It's evil.

sage2021 · Accepted Answer

I'm not at all sure Democrats even know what the word folding means.

These people, the Democrat's brains
🧠 🧠 do not fire from all cylinders to make a decision like the one in front of them.

They are damn lucky that the people who are affected in a negative way don't just go after them and take physical action against them. That's a real possibility if they don't open up the government promptly.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

We all knew the Democrats would cave, because this is their fault. But I think what motivated them was wanting to be able to fly home during the holidays. Then in January or February this will all start over again.

katiesmuff · Answer

I think the Dems proved there point and I agree with them moving forward with this short term agreement. The entire country now knows they agreed to bypass the healthcare issue on a promise by the republicans to work with them on a solution to fix it so in some way all deserving American's will be able to afford healthcare. Now that the government is open and should the republicans renege on this promise when millions can no longer afford healthcare (which also includes so many republicans as well as dems or independent's) in the upcoming elections.

Remember this the average American citizen mostly cares about having a job, able to afford food, healthcare, home and some amenities and when that becomes beyond their means they want to know why.

BadApple69 · Answer

They didn’t have a leg to stand on. They were hoping their BS message that this was a Republican shutdown would be accepted by citizens. But when the unions came out and said that the democrats need to vote on a clean CR (which is what the republicans offered all along) they had to fold.
And I think they got a few Dems to fold while chucky still says he was voting no that way the Dems as a party could save face.
Look at the facts… there were dems that said that this shutdown gave democrat “leverage”.
Also this was the same budget numbers they voted for several times in the past. Last thing is there was zero poison pills in that CR. It was CLEAN.

Anonymous · Answer

Essentially, one is never going to win over public support by starving people and depriving working families of of pay during the holiday season. It does not matter if you blame Trump for that or the Democrats, it's not a good look, period. No "side" has solved anything. The hopeful re-opening is set to still end in January.

inhahe · Answer

I don't follow specific political matters--it's depressing, it's back luck, and there's nothing I can do about them--but without knowing anything specific on the matter, I'd say that it's tragic that the Republicans got their way, but it's not a failing of the Democrats that they folded; they're more conscientious and compassionate about the negative effects of the government shutdown (especially on the needy) while Republicans are just full of conviction regarding their causes and dead callousness, which is why they're willing to keep the government in suspense for longer than the Democrats are.

MrChinaski · Answer

From the outside, the rest of the world is wondering whether it still is a 'United' States of America?

AviatorTom · Answer

Only some Democrats gave in, the majority of Democrats did not, which is sad. They've wasted 6 weeks of time where they could have been negotiating their wish list.

exitseven · Answer

I think that they realized a lot of people would be mad if the airports were half closed on Thanksgiving so they found 7 people to vote yes on the CR.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

Yeah, as usual they were trying to sneak giving Illegal immigrants more money in there.. SMH.. Not that it matters the federal government has little control over our individual lives..

slatyb · Answer

It´s convenient for me as I will be flying to San Francisco on Thanksgiving, but I´m not happy about it.

mysteriousNicholas · Answer

@pterodon "Well it's only until the end of January, isn't it?"  I'm not Americano 💙 🔵

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

Long overdue, and i can’t help but wonder what kind of backroom deals were struck to make it happen.

WhiteThought · Answer

I think it was completely pointless to have the shutdown in the first place, because it achieved nothing.

AngryCarl2 · Answer

Should I try to look surprised? Folding is what Democrats do. At best you could say they're very flexible.

In_Trance · Answer

I think you need to take a look at your paycheck.  If you're still having income tax withdrawn then the government was never shut down

seeyounexttuesday · Answer

I really don't care, but always love watching them get big mad.

blackeagle007 · Answer

It point was meant to be made, but it’s far enough

Anonymous · Answer

It was the right thing to do, but it took them way too long to do it.

PJGAINES · Answer

It had to be done for the sake of the country

Cidknee · Answer

Let's see, I think... ...😅😂🤣💦

captain_voidwalker · Answer

It sucks. I wanted the shutdown to last forever

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