The shutdown is here, and Americans everywhere are wondering, “What now?” The answer is simple: Democrats need to wake up and recognize when they’re flogging a losing argument. Their demands—$1.5 trillion in new spending, a permanent extension of COVID-era emergency programs, and taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants—aren’t just unreasonable, they’re politically toxic. These are not winning issues, and no amount of finger-pointing at Republicans is going to change that.
On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance went on Fox News to address what he bluntly called the Schumer Shutdown. As usual, Vance delivered a sharp, commonsense breakdown of the situation. His first point was on the shutdown itself—reminding viewers that Republicans had already passed a clean funding bill, and it was Democrats who chose to block it:
