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US House approves bill to end longest government shutdown in history

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15 points elinear | 1 comments | 13 Nov 25 01:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.261s | source
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jalapenos ◴[13 Nov 25 02:00 UTC] No.45909552[source]▶
Correct me if wrong, but this looks like a severe own-goal for the democrats? A long shutdown to try and force something - as a minority party, using the senate 60 vote threshold quirk, that they didn't get?
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1. quamserena ◴[13 Nov 25 04:00 UTC] No.45910454[source]▶
Absolutely. Party has no leadership. The progressive wing has been organizing their base, protesting, and calling congressional offices, trying to encourage centrist Dems do something. They finally do this but then get fold immediately when the market starts to dip and flights get canceled. The progressive wing will now proceed to spam call their offices, protest book tours, and call for Chuck Schumer to step down. Rinse and repeat at the next deadline on Jan 30.

If Mamdani’s victory is anything to go by it’s that the centrist Dems are toast. They will get primaried. They know this, it’s why the fall guys that voted to end the shutdown are not up for reelection during the midterms.