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In reply to the discussion: People wanting the shutdown to continue into the holidays - who has 40 plus days of funding in reserve to survive on? [View all]
pat_k
(12,436 posts)6. I stand by my analysis.
Trump was happy to have the shutdown continue long enough to give him an excuse to suppress the October jobs report, in which the largest mass resignation in history would be captured. (i.e., the 150,000 "fork in the road" resignations became official on 9/30).
Until early November, when it was too early to have a good excuse not to release that report, he didn't put much pressure on Thune. That was about to change, particular with the momentum behind the Democrats coming out of the election and a court order to pay full snap benefits was about to come down.
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People wanting the shutdown to continue into the holidays - who has 40 plus days of funding in reserve to survive on? [View all]
bigtree
10 hrs ago
OP
The Senate Democrats took the ONLY shot they had at preventing the deaths of tens of thousands.
pat_k
9 hrs ago
#30
We gained over a month of making the public aware that the repubs supported ending the subsidies
onenote
8 hrs ago
#57
I agree with much of what you said, people can't live without a paycheck forever...
Jack Valentino
9 hrs ago
#25
I do think the state of Michigan under Whitmer acted much more quickly,
Jack Valentino
9 hrs ago
#31
AND utilizes the 'Trump Justice' department to fight against court orders
Jack Valentino
8 hrs ago
#36
It didn't increase the funding for SNAP, but it guaranteed it through September 2026
onenote
8 hrs ago
#58
We also have the opportunity to raise the issue before people lose their insurance.
onenote
8 hrs ago
#63
It was NOT that 'obvious'---- there are quite a few swing state and swing district Republicans
Jack Valentino
9 hrs ago
#33
To a certain extent it was political theater. Or more aptly, political education
onenote
8 hrs ago
#60
I think it did a good job showing which party cares about people who need assistance
Skittles
7 hrs ago
#64
"What kind of party allows that to go into Thanksgiving and the rest, leaving them under the knife of the republicans"
Takket
8 hrs ago
#40