The government shuts down at midnight Tuesday. That is, so long as Democrats stick with their plan (and they will). It’s not a good plan, but it’s one they believe they need to act upon. Polls show their base is out for blood, and their radicals are drawing it weekly, so smart politics are out the door.
It’s not a winning fight. Democrats will lose, further empower the White House, destabilize the strongly Democratic-leaning Virginia governor’s race, and, in the end, surrender. It’s essentially the opposite of anything Sun Tzu or Machiavelli ever taught about battle, but here it is. This is the field they have chosen. Here’s how it will all play out.
Surrender is inevitable. Democrats simply do not have any off-ramps from this fight.
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