Tag: Democratic Party

Democratic leadership — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.Â —Â played no small part in driving the government toward shutdown over the weekend. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The media always knew Democrats were going to lose the shutdown

Eddie Scarry · January 23, 2018 2:42 am

It's unclear how many Democratic senators pressured Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to abandon the weekend's government shutdown. Only 16 Democrats, all but two from heavily Democratic states, persisted in voting for it after he backed down. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Michael Barone: After shutdown, Republicans have leverage on immigration

Michael Barone · January 23, 2018 2:35 am

In the age of Trump, there's a good chance that a partial shutdown is the least exciting thing happening on any given day. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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5 reasons why the Schumer Shutdown failed

Pete Kasperowicz · January 22, 2018 10:53 pm

Sens. Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren were united in their opposition.

Top 2020 Democrats vote no on shutdown deal

Madeleine Morgenstern · January 22, 2018 10:17 pm

The shutdown turned out to be a mess for the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Democrats’ shutdown miscalculation inflames the base it set out to please

Emily Jashinsky · January 22, 2018 9:44 pm

What this MSNBC staffer wrote in a note intended for Sen. Dick Durbin goes a bit beyond the norm. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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MSNBC producer’s errant email reveals ‘so many’ at network proud of Sen. Durbin’s ‘courage’ and ‘integrity’

Becket Adams · January 22, 2018 9:21 pm

All that matters now is how Sen. Chuck Schumer spins the shutdown to his base. Everything has changed and Democrats are still dangerous either way. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Either an inoculation or a weaponized virus, Chuck Schumer injected something new into the Democrat bloodstream

Philip Wegmann · January 22, 2018 8:10 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer shut down the government and nothing has gone to plan for the Democrats since. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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With victory around the corner, Democrats risked everything on a shutdown — and for what?

Philip Wegmann · January 22, 2018 3:18 pm

Demonstrators rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program outside the Capitol. Democrats have been seeking a deal to protect the "Dreamers," who have been shielded against deportation by DACA, which President Trump halted last year. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump: Democrats backing noncitizens over Americans in shutdown fight

Anna Giaritelli · January 22, 2018 1:33 pm

"Honestly, I think it's a good thing for us, judge, because people see through it," Eric Trump told Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro Saturday on her "Justice with Judge Jeanine" program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Eric Trump: Shutdown ‘a good thing’ for Trump administration

Naomi Lim · January 21, 2018 9:59 pm

On Saturday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., tweeted: "Impossible to justify cancelling defense training & pay for military over demands for #DACA especially since doesn't expire for weeks." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Marco Rubio: Democrats already wavering on shutdown

Pete Kasperowicz · January 20, 2018 5:54 pm

Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Friday night blamed Democrats for committing to a "dangerous political ploy," angling to appease their base despite not actually opposing anything in the GOP spending bill they voted against. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Paul Ryan castigates Democrats for government shutdown: ‘They will do anything to appease their base’

Diana Stancy Correll · January 20, 2018 5:58 am