Democrats win momentum over GOP in shutdown fight
(The Hill) As the shutdown fight stretches into its second week, the winds have shifted in favor of the Democrats at least for the moment.
Early polls say voters are more likely to blame President Trump and the Republicans for the lengthy impasse. The president and his congressional allies are publicly at odds over compensation for furloughed workers. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is sending mixed messages on whether to protect military pay. And prominent cracks are emerging in the GOPs resistance to extending ObamaCare subsidies.
The combination has put Republican leaders on the defensive, even as theyre faulting Democrats for the long impasse. And the developments have boosted the Democrats confidence that theyll be able to maintain their unified front, both in opposing the GOPs short-term spending bill and demanding an extension of ObamaCare tax credits, which remains the issue at the center of the deadlock.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-win-momentum-over-gop-100000558.html

Walleye
(42,785 posts)Even when he had a hostile House of Representatives
Omnipresent
(7,232 posts)Whatever happened to that momentum?