> The dems are choosing to shut down the government that they willingly funded earlier in the year for their reasons. Those reasons are 'The funding congress v

> The dems are choosing to shut down the government that they willingly funded earlier in the year for their reasons. Those reasons are 'The funding congress voted for isn't being spent on the things congress voted for'. They have every right to stop further spending. > I believe it’s a tantrum that will ultimately backfire on them. The recent history of the Republican party and Trump is nothing but one political tantrum after another, while they screech from the rooftops about some social wedge 20% distraction issue[1]. If any of that actually caused political blowback from centerist voters, they'd have about 30 seats in the Senate and 180 in the house. [1] It's interesting that you seem to think that access to healthcare is some pet 20% issue.