“Hearkening back to where we were in 2013, once you get to a certain point, you kind of have to go longer. And so, I anticipate they’re going longer,” said one Republican.
A view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC. Mark Alfred/NOTUS
When the shutdown started, Republicans surmised Democrats would cave and vote to reopen the government in a matter of days.
Fifteen days into the shutdown, Democrats are more dug in than ever, and Republicans now say they expected this strategy all along.
“They have to show their base who hates Trump that they’re fighting back,” Rep. Don Bacon said. “There’s not a clear way out for them. They say they want ‘guardrails’ but no specifics.”
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