Democrats Are Serious About a Shutdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : That's tough terrain to fight from, politically speaking, and especially tough when you consider how a shutdown might undercut Democrats' core message right now -- that Trump and Musk are undercutting the services and benefits that millions of Americans rely on.
29% : "Nobody wants a shutdown, but they don't feel like aiding and abetting what's happening, with Musk and Trump taking a wrecking ball to health care in particular," said one senior House Democratic aide, who like others I spoke to was granted anonymity to speak candidly about internal party conversations.
28% : So it's quite a testament to how dramatically Trump has shaken up Washington over the past six weeks that the likelihood of a shutdown hasn't abated.
27% : Some senior House Democrats believe the impacts of the DOGE cuts have already created a shutdown of sorts and that passing a clean funding extension would effectively green-light the status quo and potentially undercut pending court cases challenging Trump and Musk.
19% : This time, it's Democrats who are itching for a fight -- over the Department of Government Efficiency cuts that Trump has blessed and deputized mogul Elon Musk has gleefully carried out.
11% : "The only one who wants a shutdown right now is Elon Musk," Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray of Washington said Monday, calling for a "short-term" stopgap instead of the six-month bill Trump and Johnson want.

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