There's been an outpouring of anger against the Democratic senators who "caved" to Republicans over the stop-gap funding bill. This will go down in history as the longest government shutdown ever. Most people have felt it in some way, but the blame has fallen on both parties.
The common narrative was that this was a game of chicken between the parties, with the American people's very lives on the line as they ride in the passenger seat. The notion that the Dems "caved" would seem to indicate that the Republicans won.
But did they?
With enough senators voting for the (amended, as always) bill, the shutdown now rests completely in the Republicans' hands. They completely own it now.
They also completely own any disruption in American's healthcare:
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