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Washington is shut down. Democrats finally took a stand… and it looks like it may be working. Time to log on.
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We’re on day three of this government shutdown, and each minute brings a new claim, accusation, and hot take about who’s to blame. But this time, the national shutdown narrative is shifting from “blame” to “why.” People are tuning in, with millions of voters Googling “why is the government shut down” instead of “who is responsible for the shut down.” And with national attention turning to the real impact of government action and inaction, believe it or not, Democrats may be landing the plane on this one.
Democrats have no shortage of legitimate grievances over the last nine months of corruption and abuse from this MAGA regime. But the usually laundry list-obsessed Democrats have consolidated focus with unusual discipline around Republicans’ refusal to keep Americans’ health insurance premium from ballooning even further out of control.
It’s not a new development, but Democrats have successfully used the shutdown to bring it to light and now, the story is dominating headlines and social media posts. By holding firm, Democrats forced the country to confront the real story here — not blame for the shutdown (which is mostly falling on Republicans anyway given their control of the White House, Congress, and Senate), but blame for the issue causing them economic pain each day, their sky high health care costs.
Savvy Democrats have even taken the narrative one step further: Republicans want to remove health insurance subsidies - causing premiums to soar - so they can fund Trump’s private jets, his White House ballroom, and the kind of luxury perks that working families will never see.
These are the conversations, around who’s fighting to bring down the cost of care and who simply doesn’t care, that Dems have been working to spark for years. And it’s finally happening because, for once, the party showed a backbone.
Republicans get some credit here too. They have been so brazen in hurting ordinary people and so shameless about enriching themselves that their playbook was beginning to collapse under its own weight. But how many times have we seen Democrats snatch defeat from the jaws of victory when Republicans step on their own landmines? This time and at long last, Democrats came ready to fight.
And you can tell Republicans are nervous or they wouldn’t need AI videos, Twitter fights, TrumpRX, or lies about undocumented immigrants getting free health care. Their disinformation gives it away that their hand is weaker than they let on. They thought the shutdown would distract from their abominable policies, but instead, it’s spotlighting them.
What everyone misses is that while we are sure in a democratic crisis, this is also a rare moment of clarity. By refusing to cave, Democrats forced America to see the tradeoff for what it is: families paying more so billionaires can become richer. The way we see it at The Feed, that’s not just a small messaging win. This could be a turning point for democracy if Democrats keep the focus right where it belongs.
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