{"id":2506859,"date":"2025-11-05T06:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-the-gop-cave-to-the-dems-losing-govt-shutdown-position\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T11:03:54","slug":"will-the-gop-cave-to-the-dems-losing-govt-shutdown-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-the-gop-cave-to-the-dems-losing-govt-shutdown-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Will The GOP Cave To The Dems&#8217; Losing Govt Shutdown Position?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwill-the-gop-cave-to-the-dems-losing-govt-shutdown-position%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2506859&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the ongoing goverment shutdown, attributing the blame primarily to democrats, who are portrayed as using the shutdown as leverage to push for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-big-deadlines-in-2025-that-will-test-gop-trifecta-leadership-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Four big deadlines in 2025 that will test GOP trifecta leadership - Washington Examiner\">expanded health insurance subsidies<\/a>, particularly for middle-aged obamacare enrollees. Despite Republicans voting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-rejects-trump-backed-spending-deal-on-eve-of-government-shutdown-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House rejects Trump-backed spending deal on eve of government ... - Washington Examiner\">continue current funding levels<\/a>, crucial government services like food stamps and payments to air traffic controllers remain halted. The author criticizes Democrats for prioritizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-plead-with-biden-to-open-obamacare-to-daca-recipients\/\" title=\"Dems Plead With Biden to Open ... to DACA Recipients\">subsidized health insurance<\/a> over ensuring government employees receive paychecks and essential benefits. The shutdown is depicted as a poorly chosen battle by Democrats that harms many people and yields no political advantage, while the Republicans&#8217; position remains firm. The piece uses a metaphor of a disruptive co-pilot refusing to cooperate over relatively minor demands, emphasizing the perceived unreasonable nature of the Democrats&#8217; stance in the standoff.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C321Cds5qIY\" target=\"_blank\">Fox 5 Washington DC\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/05\/will-republicans-cave-to-the-democrats-losing-government-shutdown-position\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Will%20Republicans%20Cave%20To%20The%20Democrats%E2%80%99%20Losing%20Government%20Shutdown%20Position?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/05\/will-republicans-cave-to-the-democrats-losing-government-shutdown-position\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Will%20Republicans%20Cave%20To%20The%20Democrats%E2%80%99%20Losing%20Government%20Shutdown%20Position?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/05\/will-republicans-cave-to-the-democrats-losing-government-shutdown-position\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/05\/will-republicans-cave-to-the-democrats-losing-government-shutdown-position\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Will%20Republicans%20Cave%20To%20The%20Democrats%E2%80%99%20Losing%20Government%20Shutdown%20Position?&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/05\/will-republicans-cave-to-the-democrats-losing-government-shutdown-position\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Not that anyone should count on congressional Republicans to take a win when it&rsquo;s presented on a gold-plated platter, but with each passing second, their position on this stupid, Democrat-driven government &ldquo;shut down&rdquo; only grows stronger.<\/p>\n<p>Food stamp recipients aren&rsquo;t getting <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/30\/josh-hawley-is-making-the-wrong-argument-for-more-food-stamp-welfare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their supplements<\/a>, and air traffic controllers aren&rsquo;t getting paid. Neither are thousands of other government workers. It&rsquo;s not because President Trump and his Republican allies are causing a holdup. They&rsquo;ve voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >continue current government funding levels<\/a>. It&rsquo;s because Democrats are demanding that middle-aged people (which is to say, working-aged) get to have cheap or free health insurance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1160344950\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seriously, that&rsquo;s what Democrats are fighting for. According to 2023 data cited by the health policy organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthsystemtracker.org\/brief\/how-aca-marketplace-costs-compare-to-employer-sponsored-health-insurance\/#Claims%20paid%20out%20for%20the%20provision%20of%20health%20services%20per%20member%20per%20month,%20by%20market%20segment,%C2%A02010-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KFF<\/a>, the average age of a &ldquo;nonelderly&rdquo; Obamacare enrollee is 40 years old. Even if elderly Americans were included in this stat, it likely would not make a difference. Most are eligible for Medicare when they turn 65, and Obamacare was designed to extend health care benefits to individuals younger than that. I&rsquo;m sure some of those younger people really do need the help, but maybe a Democrat can explain why subsidized health insurance is more pressing than making sure government employees, who are still going into work each day, get any money at all. Maybe a Democrat can also explain the logic behind an ultimatum where either early retirees get a nice Obamacare rate, courtesy of the American taxpayer, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-social-security-checks-could-be-impacted-soon-heres-why\/\" title=\"Social Security Checks May Be Affected Soon: Find Out Why\">food stamp recipients<\/a> get to figure out a new grocery budget.<\/p>\n<p>This would be like a co-pilot telling the captain he&rsquo;s refusing to assist in flying the plane until first-class passengers get another pack of peanuts, though there aren&rsquo;t any left. The rest of the crew and everyone in coach can&rsquo;t go anywhere, over a thing that might be nice to have, but isn&rsquo;t really necessary. And now even the first classers aren&rsquo;t getting where they need to go.<\/p>\n<p>The dumb Democrat co-pilot: <em>Checkmate!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Democrat leaders keep treating the shutdown as their &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2025\/10\/29\/democrats-quiet-part-out-loud-shutdown-leverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leverage<\/a>,&rdquo; which at its heart is an admission they&rsquo;re willing to watch tens of thousands of people go without paychecks and food stamps if they can&rsquo;t get more money for insurance companies. Can&rsquo;t say I ever saw that one coming.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t a winning hand, and Democrats are surely aware of it. They once again picked a fight <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/10\/02\/politico-minimizes-democrat-government-shutdown-as-lowkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">they didn&rsquo;t have to<\/a> and took a position that wins them nothing. Their best bet is to count on Republicans screwing up for them. In fairness, it&rsquo;s a safe bet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party&rsquo;s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/food-stamps\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Food Stamps<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">government shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/health-insurance\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">health insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/healthcare\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/obamacare\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Obamacare<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Credit Fox 5 Washington DC\/YouTube Share on Facebook, Twitter, Truth Social Copy Link Email Not that anyone should expect congressional Republicans to accept an easy win, but their stance grows stronger every moment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2506860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mike-Johnson.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,6203,39629],"class_list":["post-2506859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-gop","tag-government-shutdown"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mike-Johnson.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2506859"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2506863,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2506859\/revisions\/2506863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2506859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2506859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2506859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}