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Republicans control Congress, but need Democrats to help avert a shutdown just days away.
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The flip side is that if the Dems shut it down, the republicans will use that as a scapegoat for all their failures and, truth be damned, their base will eat it up. It's not an enviable position.
Republicans have the majority. It's Republicans who are blocking the spending bill. This has nothing to do with Democrats other than attempt by the mainstream media to make it seem like it will be Democrats fault.
The average voter won’t know that. They will see the upcoming recession and they will be told it was caused by Biden and dems government shutdown so that is what they will believe.
And the GOP will have a scapegoat for their recession and be able to continue crashing the economy without getting any blame.
So it doesn't matter either way. If recession is avoided they will say it was because of Trump, if recession happens they will say it was because of Democrats.
There's absolutely no reason to help Republicans.
If recession happens without democrats shutting down the government then republicans can’t use that as a scapegoat and more people blame republicans for the recession.
Government shutdowns make the people that cause them unpopular with voters.
If you’re fucked for agreeing, and equally fucked amongst the same populace for disagreeing, there’s not a lot of downsides going for the “shut it down” plan.