At the start of the government shutdown last week, it was Democrats who looked like they wouldn’t be united. Right off the bat, they lost the votes of three members of their Senate caucus. They had folded just before the last shutdown, and it was an inauspicious start to this one.
A lot can change in a week.
Yes, those three members continue to vote with Republicans. But otherwise, it’s largely Republicans who are springing leaks in their shutdown strategy.
Repeatedly in recent days, GOP members have stepped forward and undermined their side’s negotiating posture on key issues.
These voices are largely coming from the House, which has already passed a Republican-led short-term funding bill, whereas the Senate is where the action is right now. But their comments run counter to the party’s messaging as Senate Republicans still need several more Democrats to sign onto the package.
Most prominent among them is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who seems to be basking in sticking it to her party leaders right now.
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