Shutdown Showdown: Democrats Ghosted By Yom Kippur, Progressives Roaring
Congressional Democrats are starring in the slowest soap opera of 2025, as progressive groups like Working Families Party and MoveOn deploy phone banks to remind senators: 'Hold the line against Trumpâs health care cuts'âbecause nothing says democracy like being nagged to the brink by unpaid volunteers obsessed with scripts. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer co-directs this tragicomic shutdown drama, all while 55 senators voted to fund the government but got threatened with 'do better or else' texts. On day two of the shutdown, progress looks as elusive as a sober TikTok influencer. Senator Jeanne Shaheen begged viewers on Fox to 'let's fix it,' while Rep. Jared Golden got roasted harder than a Maine lobster by his own state auditor for daring to fund the government. Thatâs right, betraying the squad means you get primaried, because politics these days is rediscovering the magic word: chaos.
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Nothing screams 'government might reopen' like activists on speed dial threatening senators harder than your mom on a family group chat. Dems either hold the line or get roasted faster than Jared Goldenâs insurance vote in Maine.
If government shutdowns were reality shows, these Democrats just cast themselves as unscripted hostage negotiators with a side gig in voter intimidation.
Working Families Party telling senators to 'hold the line' is like your therapist shouting from the waiting roomâsupportive but wildly unhelpful.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/2/2025 | Author: Holly Otterbein
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