Why Democrats will NOT suffer EVEN IF voters blame them for a Government shutdown

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. I understand what you are saying

The short, kind of glib, answer is that there are very few sure things in life or in politics, so you might as well do what is right. But we have several examples over the last 30 years of what happens when there is a prolonged government shutdown, with the most recent case being while Trump was President.

Three things stand out: 1) The public tends to blame Republicans for government shutdowns. 2) The public moves on to concerns over other issues by the time the next national elections occur. 3)The party blamed for the last government shutdown does not suffer adverse effects in Congress in the next election.

All of which bolsters the conclusion that Democrats should stand by their true beliefs regarding voting for or against the Republican budget bill as it now stands.