Their view seems to be that that based on the things the president has said and done[0] the public will ultimately lay the blame / credit for the shutdown at hi

Their view seems to be that that based on the things the president has said and done[0] the public will ultimately lay the blame / credit for the shutdown at his feet and that will hurt him politically. From a strategic view a shutdown is bad for the economy and nothing hurts a president's chance of re-election like a down economy. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkL3fheL2MY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkL3fheL2MY