I'm split on whether it's straight up denial that their colleagues would actually dismantle the government for political gain, or whether they actually prefer to be the minority party.
Have you considered the feelings of the donor class that owns the Democratic leadership and a good portion of the rest of the party, Andrew? Jamie Dimon wants to love but Cory Booker, but you’re out here making that hard to do…
Democrats would rather spend months lecturing anyone to the left of Hillary Clinton about how they should have voted than spend a single waking breath criticizing Republicans, because they agree with them ideologically.
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I believe they’re spinning it as some temporary pain, for bigger gains later.