Tomorrow the Senate will vote on a plan to reopen the government. That vote will fail, like more than a dozen that preceded it.
Although the American people have blamed Republicans for the shutdown more than Democrats from the beginning, Republicans have so far felt pressure to act.
Well, Republicans in Congress are feeling pressure to act.
Donald Trump continues to ignore his shutdown.
The difference in perspective between Trump and vulnerable Republican members of Congress has opened a rift, and as the hours of the shutdown fly by, Republicans are growing more nervous and starting to talk to Democrats about a deal to extend Obamacare subsidies.
There is the idea of a discharge request that is being negotiated if Speaker Mike Johnson remains Trump’s personal flying monkey and blocks any House vote on extending Obamacare subsidies.
Other plans are also being discussed that show how little what Trump wants matters in a Washington that is already starting to view him as a lame duck and prepare for a future without him.
In fact, Republicans are blaming Trump for the shutdown and looking for a way out.
Read more about the growing collapse of the Republican shutdown below.
