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Proud Liberal Dem

(24,415 posts) Mon Jan 14, 2019, 01:31 PM Jan 2019

How long can Trump/McConnell keep the shutdown going? [View all]

It seems like, politically, he and the Republicans in Congress are taking a beating on this issue and it's only going to get worse for them. The shutdown now has gone on longer than any previous ones. And it's over something that Trump wants that the public doesn't. What will be their tipping point? *What* will get McConnell/GOP to force a vote and potential override vote to (fully) re-open our government? Trump says that this may last "months or years" but there's no way *that* can happen...........is there?

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*How long* can Trump/McConnell keep the shutdown going? [View all] Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 OP

Uncharted zipplewrath Jan 2019 #1

You're probably right Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2019 #2

months, easily AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #3

Until it really begins to hurt them politically book_worm Jan 2019 #4

No way to know. CrispyQ Jan 2019 #5

As soon as the sick outs start and airports close malaise Jan 2019 #6

Air Traffic Controllers and TSA mnhtnbb Jan 2019 #12

Make them pay malaise Jan 2019 #18

well unfortunately bdamomma Jan 2019 #21

I agree. When flying becomes a hassle or impossible for Congress, it will end. LonePirate Jan 2019 #15

And impossible for Trump and his criminal family and traitorous minions Arazi Jan 2019 #17

Does his family fly commercial? Congress does but I wasn't sure about his spawn. LonePirate Jan 2019 #28

If theres no air traffic controllers, nobody flies Arazi Jan 2019 #35

I was going to post this, but then thought, I bet someone else already did. lark Jan 2019 #24

Only 3 airports matter, Reagan, Dulles and Baltimore-Washington. marylandblue Jan 2019 #27

Yep. And when people don't get their tax TrishaJ Jan 2019 #25

I'd hate to predict gratuitous Jan 2019 #7

True malaise Jan 2019 #19

Mitch bdamomma Jan 2019 #22

I don't think blocking a Supreme Court nomination Mme. Defarge Jan 2019 #26

The problem is the shutdown is really affecting only a small number of people... Joe941 Jan 2019 #8

Our national parks bdamomma Jan 2019 #9

Ann Coulter says god gave us the planet and we can rape it if we like lunatica Jan 2019 #13

Ann Coulter bdamomma Jan 2019 #16

John Edwards used to call her the she devil malaise Jan 2019 #20

How i'd ove to take a pair of scissors to that hair of hers! kimbutgar Jan 2019 #33

Couple more weeks, maybe longer. Depends on GOP senate defections beachbum bob Jan 2019 #10

it is Trumps shutdown bdamomma Jan 2019 #23

how long does Vladimir Putin want the shutdown to last? 0rganism Jan 2019 #11

As long as it takes to destroy our Democratic government. lunatica Jan 2019 #14

Eventually government workers will find other jobs. They'll have to. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #29

A month or 2 tops if I had to guess, but I think they will cave before that timeframe clutterbox1830 Jan 2019 #30

The Democrats should be running ads against McConnell right now in blaming him for the shutdown kimbutgar Jan 2019 #31

Unfortunately, it will probably take something tragic... SKKY Jan 2019 #32

until people die in large numbers, plane crash, salmonella outbreak. Thomas Hurt Jan 2019 #34

Ask Putin Tracyjo Jan 2019 #36

this. nt Baltimike Jan 2019 #38

They won't end it. Drumpt's base will never leave him and the Senate Rehthugs kairos12 Jan 2019 #37