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And now red staters get to stuff their faces with snap again. masterful gambit

It’s called leadership!

Schumer...

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. - Will Rogers

Those 8 were the ones designated to do so *because* they are not up for reelection in 2026 or 2028. They are secure. Not a vote must be forced on extend by the subsidies vs just letting them expire as designed at the end of December — as would be normally required.

And inflict actual pain on our citizens, only to say, too hard. 🖕🏼

Seven Democratic senators and the Democratic leadership.

I think this just might work.

I am so damn angry about this. After Nov. 4th we found out what we are willing to do, and throw in the towel was not it.

If we be nice to Republicans, give ‘em what they want, maybe they will be nice back…HA! HA!HA!HA!….

Mike Johnson showed no signs of capitulation despite ppl in his district starving and getting m**dered. They could have dragged it on till December. And had disgruntled travelers 🧳. Would that be worse than food 🥑🥝 stamps? We should have made them tell us.

right, if you cave before the election, you can't dangle false hope in front of people to get them to vote for you

If the Senate Democrats actually cave they are GD IDIOTS

Okay, but "WE" didn't shut down the government, Dan.

We have got to stop listening to what politician say and start looking up where they get their money.

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PRIMARY THEIR ASSES!!!😤

That about calls it.

This is so disgusting. I've never been more disappointed in the Democrats. Give me a new option, because I fucking need it.

always amuses me rep: I am a dont tread on me, do what I want guy rep leader: do this or else rep: yes sir ! dem: we come together to get what we need dem leader: lets do universal health care together dem: fuck no

either they got outsmarted by trump or they're just abjectly evil and did this intentionally, there's not any other conclusions (it's both)

This makes no sense. Blackmail? Something's not right.

Wow, you should be a democratic adviser.

The 8 Dems who caved can go F*CK themselves!!!

The gang of 8 TRAITORS to America

Political strategy of the century!

The Aristocrats!

In America? Best we have is Sandwiches so far.

It's a fine move for Dems. Most of US blames GOP for shutdown. They will credit Dems with ending it. A double win. Prolonged stalemate leads to both sides getting blame. Just my take.

We need recalls and we need them yesterday.

ok i'm in, *but how do we sell it to the rubes?*

What did you expect? Both parties are the same damn thing, playing the "other party is worse!" Game before passing the ball

The brilliance is blinding! This move defies any political strategy. The sheer stupidity, confounds logic.

It isn’t supposed to make sense. It’s a distraction. Designed to increase fear, anger, and division. Try not to let them into your heart. Protect your neighbor.

strategery!

Wow! The Dems are mastering 3D chess here! Now when insurance premiums double, people can remember the hateful 8 Dems that didn’t stop it from happening instead of the entire GOP that designed it. Brilliant!

While also clawing back any benefits that states may have released to hungry people in the richest country in the world while not even trying to negotiate because they’re too busy remodeling shit in gold and marble and kidnapping humans who committed the crime of being born outside the U.S.

Convenient how Schumer and Jeffries "oppose" the deal. Either they're liars or they don't have the power to hold their coalition together. Either way, they both need to go!

Let’s also make it so our holiday travel isn’t inconvenienced by the shut down.

Grok.

Shame on you @kaine.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @hassan.senate.gov @fetterman.senate.gov @senangusking.bsky.social @durbin.senate.gov SHAME!!!

I don't doubt that you're wrong. I would still like to see it.

It’s the airlines; they did it to protect the airlines which were losing money and stock value once Trump’s Transportation Secretary cancelled flights. That was done so Airlines would pressure Democrats. Deal was made not to save ACA (or even SNAP), they did it for the airlines. What a disgrace.

Perfect summary of these shenanigans. 🤬🤬🤑

🤦🏽

We have all been assaulted by our leadership.

Sounds good /s

It’s unfathomable

It’s painful to read this accurate assessment.

🤪🙄

Chuckles is an expert at seizing defeat from the jaws of victory, but only when the defeat is even more damaging than it would have been before or after.

Yeah, all we really need is for them to say we'll talk about the important thing later

Only Chuck Schumer could come up with such a brilliant strategy. Maybe the fact that he supported Cuomo, a Trump ally, for mayor of NYC was a slight hint of where his true loyalties lie.

You seriously couldn't make up fiction this lame. No one would believe it.

Good point. They sure as hell did not help any.

That's a great plan walter, that's fucking ingenious if I understand it correctly. it's a swiss fucking watch

The Democratic Party needs a reckoning, not another press release. Schumer needs to go, and so do every one of the centrists who voted to open the government while closing the door on the people who put them there. We deserve a party that fights for us, not one that apologizes for doing so

Who is surprised? This is what the Democrats ALWAYS do, because they're feckless numbnuts. And it will probably cost them the midterms. Good job, you "centrist" assholes.

Pretty sure you can get elected to the Senate on this platform.

Fuck the Vichy Senate Dems

Hazzah! I think you're onto something....Or maybe you're just ON something? 🤣🤣🤣 No, maybe they believe WE'RE on something. Wait- I DO have a take away from your think-tank moment: SCHUMER MUST GO. What say we?

The real shutdown was the friends we made along the way 💕

It's a goddamned brilliant plan. Will you please smash my hand with this hammer now? Damn, I LOVE this shit!

Yep.

Trumps next rambling dribble about how weak they are will actually contain facts.

The Dems are lucky I hate the GOP so much and there are no viable third parties because I would love to vote for someone else. I'm so tired of their bs.

Remember the names of the Democrats who caved. We need fighters not capitulators. Vote them out! 👇 Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Angus King, I-Maine, Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., John Fetterman, D-Pa., Tim Kaine, D-Va., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.

Huh. It’s almost as if Schumer & Co are in on it.

Dems in Congress should understand that we didn't come this far to only get this far! We caused panic in R world with our decisive wins last Tuesday! We had the Rs on the ropes according to polls! Today's concession by 8 Dems is sickening and sad.

When the GOP takes the ACA away anyway, they'll blame the Dems & the voters will agree this time because they caved. There is no true "win" for Dems rn, beyond being defiant & letting everything be 100% the GOP's fault so that the midterms become another bloodbath for the Republicans

Caving on ACA will be out squarely on the Dems now.

Senate dems proved they're spineless cowards who will eventually fold, so why not do it again in Jan, knowing that those weaklings will give in anyway? All they got was a promise of a discussion about maybe having a vote? Pathetic

Some Mitch McConnell stuff at least

I thought the Tuesday election blowout might soften Republican resolve. When that didn’t happen, not much reason to continue inflicting pain. There is going to be plenty more in any case, and now it will be 100% on the Republicans.

Perfect summary.

It’s brilliant.

One might conclude the only reason for the shutdown was to help with the election.

I strongly talked with my tRump loving family that the democrats will fight for them…Tuesday proved it….. for three hours….. I was wrong. If anyone needs some affirmations, I’m out. I’m now a burrito for the next few days.

sounds like a plan🙄

So disappointed!

Yes, that sounds about right! Up Chucking!

I do think this particular sort of ignominious surrender at a moment when public opinion was behind Dems was not ideal, but ultimately I think that's a debate over optics more than a debate over the ultimate outcome.

The people that folded hate us and want us dead. They are evil. They are collaborators. And Schumer would've voted right with them if any of the 6 had backed out. They belong in prison

Don’t believe it… Eight senators who are all either retiring or not running in ‘26? His fingerprints are all over this. Don’t fall or the okey-doke just because he was able to arrange to vote no…

It’s hard to believe but here we are. What a waste of time.

They are also at a loss as to how to restore SNAP and you can bet the insurance companies want their profits for next year firmly guaranteed.

It can't just be incompetence, it must be intentional at this point.

Thank god we ran the table on Tuesday. Otherwise we would have capitulated on Wednesday instead of Sunday. Winning!!!

THIS☝️☝️☝️

But they're perfectly fine with Dems being pissed after the election. Something is definitely wrong here.

Um, no. But if I want to have a choice in who I get to vote for in the general I need to be able to participate in the primary.

The Vichy Party doing what it does best.