The biggest issue I see is that there’s really no motivation on either side to reopen the govt. If any Dems capitulate to Trump they’ll 100% lose their seats as soon as they go for reelection. On the other side, Reps have long since stopped giving a fuck about any of their constituents and only care about appeasing Trump, so they can’t capitulate either.
I think what’s most likely at this point is that the shutdown lasts through Thanksgiving, and we end up with an air traffic mess of hitherto unseen proportions. It’ll likely be enough of an embarrassment that we’ll see support for a clean CR that will push the issue until after Christmas, and then we’ll probably shutdown again.
The biggest issue I see is that there’s really no motivation on either side to reopen the govt. If any Dems capitulate to Trump they’ll 100% lose their seats as soon as they go for reelection. On the other side, Reps have long since stopped giving a fuck about any of their constituents and only care about appeasing Trump, so they can’t capitulate either.
I think what’s most likely at this point is that the shutdown lasts through Thanksgiving, and we end up with an air traffic mess of hitherto unseen proportions. It’ll likely be enough of an embarrassment that we’ll see support for a clean CR that will push the issue until after Christmas, and then we’ll probably shutdown again.