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“But you have to open the government.” And so, from the Republicans’ perspective, compromise carries a bigger risk than digging in. They’re probably right to feel that way.
But a caveat: The party that provokes the shutdown tends to lose partly because the other party plays the role of innocent bystander, doing everything possible short of acquiescing to the opposition’s demands, while doing everything legally possible to mitigate the disruption.
Trump laying off government workers and selectively withholding funds from districts and states represented by congressional Democrats—even Johnson recessing the House—risk making the president and his party look like active participants in the shutdown, just like the Democrats.
That unusual factor has the potential to scramble how voters assign blame.
David M. Drucker is a columnist covering politics and policy. He is also a senior writer for The Dispatch and the author of “In Trump’s Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP.”
https://www.twincities.com/2025/10/30/david-m-drucker-the-perverse-incentives-fueling-this-long-shutdown/
