Ending the US Government Shutdown Could Lead Democrats to Victory
Most Americans blame Donald Trump for the government's paralysis. So, why did the opposition stop it?
For the first time since Kamala Harris' spectacular defeat in the race for the White House a year ago, fortune has recently begun to smile on Democrats. A clear sign was the election of Zohran Mamdani as the mayor of New York City. But on the same day, at the other end of the U.S., Americans also voted to redraw electoral district boundaries in favor of the opposition. And if you believe CNN polls, for the first time the share of Trump supporters fell to 37%, while 63% have a negative attitude toward him.
Yet the most significant shift in American public sentiment seems to be the attitude toward the government shutdown, which has been going on for more than 40 days — the longest such paralysis in U.S. history. This has caused many inconveniences: from airport disruptions and the suspension of salary payments for over 1 million public-sector employees to the lack of statistical data that makes it harder for the Federal Reserve to make decisions. Nevertheless, most of the respondents don't give the blame to the Democrats who have so far blocked the agreement, but to Donald Trump.
America's Poor Can't Afford Health Insurance
Nevertheless, on Sunday, eight Democratic senators said they would reach a compromise with Republicans to allow the government to resume work. The move caused a stir in the ranks of the opposition, especially since none of the "traitors" will seek reelection in 2026.
Such a strategy, though risky, can prove effective. The compromise the rebels have agreed upon with Republicans provides for minimal concessions from the White House. In particular, there is no commitment to renew Obamacare, a state subsidy program without which 24 million less affluent Americans would pay — if they can afford it — twice the [current] rates for health insurance. The only decision made was that in a few weeks there will be another vote with little chance of success since the Republicans have a majority in Congress.
The Worse It Gets, the Better: The Opposition's Recipe for Success
But therein may lie the chance that will ultimately allow the removal of the MAGA movement from power. With it, the availability of health insurance, and beyond that, Social Security, will be at the center of the campaign leading to next year's congressional elections. This is an area where even many Republican voters disagree with Trump.
Democrats will be able to highlight their agenda, but not only on health care. The looming end of the government shutdown will highlight the president's brutality and ruthlessness toward poorer Americans. This leads to the core of the opposition's concerns: the belief that Trump's authoritarianism could undermine the rule of law in the U.S., and even democracy. To prevent this, it is necessary to resort to the methods of the populist president to some extent. Mamdani did this by proposing his own revolution — a leftist one, not a nationalist one. Now, Democrats may succeed on a national level by sticking to a "the worse it gets, the better" strategy and driving Americans to a point of desperation where voters will mobilize to oust Trump and his allies from power.
For the first time since Kamala Harris' spectacular defeat in the race for the White House a year ago, fortune has recently begun to smile on Democrats. A clear sign was the election of Zohran Mamdani as the mayor of New York City. But on the same day, at the other end of the U.S., Americans also voted to redraw electoral district boundaries in favor of the opposition. And if you believe CNN polls, for the first time the share of Trump supporters fell to 37%, while 63% have a negative attitude toward him.
Yet the most significant shift in American public sentiment seems to be the attitude toward the government shutdown, which has been going on for more than 40 days — the longest such paralysis in U.S. history. This has caused many inconveniences: from airport disruptions and the suspension of salary payments for over 1 million public-sector employees to the lack of statistical data that makes it harder for the Federal Reserve to make decisions. Nevertheless, most of the respondents don't give the blame to the Democrats who have so far blocked the agreement, but to Donald Trump.
America's Poor Can't Afford Health Insurance
Nevertheless, on Sunday, eight Democratic senators said they would reach a compromise with Republicans to allow the government to resume work. The move caused a stir in the ranks of the opposition, especially since none of the "traitors" will seek reelection in 2026.
Such a strategy, though risky, can prove effective. The compromise the rebels have agreed upon with Republicans provides for minimal concessions from the White House. In particular, there is no commitment to renew Obamacare, a state subsidy program without which 24 million less affluent Americans would pay — if they can afford it — twice the [current] rates for health insurance. The only decision made was that in a few weeks there will be another vote with little chance of success since the Republicans have a majority in Congress.
The Worse It Gets, the Better: The Opposition's Recipe for Success
But therein may lie the chance that will ultimately allow the removal of the MAGA movement from power. With it, the availability of health insurance, and beyond that, Social Security, will be at the center of the campaign leading to next year's congressional elections. This is an area where even many Republican voters disagree with Trump.
Democrats will be able to highlight their agenda, but not only on health care. The looming end of the government shutdown will highlight the president's brutality and ruthlessness toward poorer Americans. This leads to the core of the opposition's concerns: the belief that Trump's authoritarianism could undermine the rule of law in the U.S., and even democracy. To prevent this, it is necessary to resort to the methods of the populist president to some extent. Mamdani did this by proposing his own revolution — a leftist one, not a nationalist one. Now, Democrats may succeed on a national level by sticking to a "the worse it gets, the better" strategy and driving Americans to a point of desperation where voters will mobilize to oust Trump and his allies from power.
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