House Democrats Get Polling Telling Them to Hold Out

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House Democrats Get Polling Telling Them to Hold Out

October 30, 2025 at 1:31 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 145 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/10/30/house-democrats-get-polling-telling-them-to-hold-out/

“With all the talk in the Senate about beginning to find a way out of the shutdown, House Democratic leadership showed polling today to their rank-and-file members in a bid to keep the government closed until they get a deal on Obamacare,” Punchbowl News reports.

“This comes as some states have declared emergencies in an effort to deal with a lapse in SNAP funding, the federal program that helps feed more than 40 million Americans.”

“Molly Murphy, a top Democratic pollster at Impact Research, presented data Thursday that showed voters, by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, endorsed Democrats’ strategy to keep the government closed while they fight for a deal to keep premiums from spiking.”

[spooky3]

1. Anecdote: Every Dem I've talked with about this agrees. Nt

[BigmanPigman]

2. If we don't hold out then our country will be DOA 2026.

[Deuxcents]

3. No retreat, no surrender. This is no time to waiver after the sacrifices people are making.

We can’t fold or we will lose more than healthcare

[Volaris]

4. I think they sense were on the brink of outright revolt.

And, we're being mostly quiet about it; I think that polling is SOFT.