There were a lot of Democrat voters (or maybe just a few very loud ones idk) that blamed the rise of Donald Trump 2: Judgement Day on liberals and leftists that did not vote for Harris. Their logic, iiuc, was that everyone should vote for Harris even if they think it’s wrong, because the alternative is worse. How are those people feeling about the government shutdown? Should the Democrats in the government have voted for the Republican proposed budget, just to keep the government running? Now there will be tens of thousands of government employees that will not get paid, which would not have happened had the budget passed and the government remained open. What would have been the correct course of action for the Democrats in the government?
I am not a democrat; but I feel like they did not communicate well with their base. And their messages are blocked by a lot of the mainstream press. This double hurdle means they are essentially voiceless to many.
So most people are confused about it all. I have read on lemmy why. People I know will have their health care stopped if the democrats cave on this.
I thoroughly expect them to give up once they milk the donations for all it’s worth