US EditionFROMA HARROP: Dems Won Victory in Defeat
Democrats ended the shutdown to spotlight rising health care costs and the risk of losing Obamacare subsidies, aiming to influence voter priorities before the midterm elections.
- Last week, Democrats ended the government shutdown to spotlight soaring health care costs ahead of the midterm elections and capitalize on recent electoral momentum.
- The fight traced to pandemic-era credits that cut premiums for many Americans, and Democrats' campaign strategy aimed to pressure Republicans by making the potential loss electorally salient.
- Federal workers and recipients of essential benefits faced immediate harm from the shutdown, while cancelled flights and travel disruptions amplified harms during the Thanksgiving travel period.
- Internal critics excoriated the Senate Democratic caucus defectors, but defenders argued the eight senators who cut a deal helped avoid worse harm and allowed the party to fight another day.
- Shutdowns typically damage the instigating party, making the tactic risky, so Democrats' path to power depends on their campaign message: 'elect us and we will restore health care security.
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FROMA HARROP: Dems won victory in defeat
In 1940, Winston Churchill ordered the evacuation of 338,000 troops facing annihilation on the beaches of Dunkirk. Churchill called the successful operation "a miracle of deliverance." Historians portray it as a perfect example of victory in defeat.
I Was Wrong: Democrats Won A Dunkirk Victory In Shutdown Defeat
In 1940, Winston Churchill ordered the evacuation of 338,000 troops facing annihilation on the beaches of Dunkirk. Churchill called the successful operation "a miracle of deliverance." Historians portray it as a perfect example of victory in defeat.Democrats raging at eight members of their caucus for ending the government shutdown might take a few lessons from the master of morale and strategy. What some hotheads framed as "capitulation" is, in…
'F*** You, James Madison': Stewart Rants At Founders Amid Government Shutdown
At the end of every episode of Comedy Central’s The Weekly Show podcast, host Jon Stewart answers listener-submitted questions about various news topics. This Thursday, Stewart responded to a question about who is to blame for the government shutdown by answering “the Founders” and, more profanely, “fuck James Madison.”
The Democrats Have Become a Cruel and Cynical Party
(Newt Gingrich) - Thankfully, the longest government shutdown in history should soon end. After more than a dozen votes to re-open the government, Senate Democrats choreographed the end of their obstruction. Don’t be fooled. This was not the Democrats seeing reason or choosing to compromise. They deliberately kept the government shutdown through the off-year...
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