Many Democrats believe the White House is bluffing and insist Republicans will bear responsibility for a shutdown in the public eye because the GOP controls the government.
The Trump administration is expecting a government shutdown come Wednesday and there are no current plans to negotiate with Democratic leadership, according to a senior White House official.
“We’re going to extract maximum pain,” said the official, granted anonymity to discuss political strategy, adding that Democrats “will pay a huge price for this.”
The comments underscore the White House’s belief that Democrats will be blamed for a shutdown and its ripple effects, which could include mass layoffs across the federal government.
Seems more like Americans always blame the democrats. It’s like the country just expects the Republicans to be reprehensible pieces of morally bankrupt shit.
It’s like a dysfunctional family. People don’t blame Dad for getting drunk, they blame Aunt Helen for pointing it out and getting him mad.
Pretty much spot on. The problem is that the only way to fight the republicans is with an effective Democratic party. Theres zero hope we could ever change the republican party, but theres some small hope of changing the democrats. Thus people focus on the democrats first.