The Schumer Shutdown is turning out to be one of the more spectacular unforced political errors in recent memory, and a single screenshot from MSNBC may end up defining the whole fiasco.
The Democrat shutdown is hitting exactly the people they claim to champion—hungry kids, seniors, and low-income Americans. But for Democrats, apparently making life miserable for vulnerable Americans by refusing to compromise on healthcare for illegal immigrants is the hill they’ve chosen to die on. By blocking a clean continuing resolution, Democrats own this shutdown—plain and simple.
They walked in thinking they could weaponize chaos for political points, but the plan is unraveling fast. Republicans were ready for this fight, while Democrats are now scrambling to justify to the American people why they chose cheap political theatrics over keeping the government running. Reports already show cracks forming inside their caucus, and the longer this drags on, the uglier it looks for them.
Everything about this seems to be a PR disaster for them. As my PJ Media colleague Chris Queen previously reported, the polls don’t look great for the Democrats, who were no doubt counting on the public to blame Trump and the GOP. On top of that, Schumer had a humiliating exchange on CNN where he allegedly couldn’t hear a question about how the shutdown is being branded the Schumer Shutdown.
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But the screenshot that truly defines this shutdown comes from the Schumer’s appearance on MSBNC. The image shows Chuck Schumer speaking on a split screen with Joe Scarborough, giving the camera a double thumbs-up while the chyron blares: “Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Government Shutdown.”
You couldn’t script a more perfect metaphor for the Schumer Shutdown. The Democrats stalled the government, bet everything on the public blaming Republicans, and all they’ve managed to do is hand the GOP the upper hand.
The irony here is striking. The Democrats thought Republicans would bear the brunt of voter anger in a shutdown. Instead, the spectacle has been perfectly distilled into that now-infamous screenshot—Schumer grinning, flashing two thumbs up about a shutdown he caused. It’s not a good look, and it may end up symbolizing just how badly his party miscalculated.
Even The New York Times can’t deny it: Democrats own this shutdown. Their own polling shows that most Americans oppose the left’s decision to hold the government hostage. When one of the nation’s most reliably liberal outlets is telling readers who’s really to blame, it’s clear the Democrats’ desperate attempt to pin this on Republicans has completely fallen apart.
The radical left wanted a shutdown, but all they’ve managed to do is expose themselves as reckless and disorganized, while Trump sits in the driver’s seat, steering the outcome to their political detriment.
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