One photo perfectly captures the chaos of the Schumer Shutdown and its political implications.
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.
