How popular is the Democrat government shutdown to provide health care for illegal aliens? Not very.

The New York Times ran a poll asking if “the Democrats should or should not shut down the government if their demands are not met.”

The only group to favor that idea were… Democrats.

Sen. Chuck Schumer might have averted this disaster, but he lives in terror of AOC primarying him, and so he needs to boost his approval ratings by putting up some kind of fight.

Even if it’s the wrong one and over the wrong thing.

Dems disapprove of their congressional leadership. This is fed by leftist influencers and the DSA who berate the Dems for somehow not having the magical ability to get their way despite being in the minority. This sort of thing worked better in the past when Republicans, whether in the minority or majority, tended to blink.

But now Dems are up against a GOP that seems less prone to blink. And actually welcomes the fight.

Data for Progress (whose data is about as reliable as crypto investments via Whatsapp) claimed that they field tested shutdown language such as “Democrats are taking a stand against this funding package…” and urged a shutdown. Mostly it’s forcing the Dems to commit suicide which is a win-win scenario for the DSA types.

Dems want to run in the midterms and in 2028 by blaming everything on Republicans. The shutdown forces them to take some ownership.

Of shutting down the government for illegal alien health care.