None of the 8 Dems who voted to re-open the government will face voters in the 2026 Midterms

[Miles Archer]

Of the seven Democrats and one Independent who broke ranks to support a continuing resolution that will fund the government through January 30, two have announced they are retiring, and six are not up for re-election until 2028 or 2030.

The Senate voted 60-40 on Sunday to approve a stopgap measure that will fund most federal agencies and guarantee back pay for furloughed workers, which they were legally entitled to anyway.

It does not, however, include Democrats’ original demands to roll back Republican cuts to Medicaid and extend health insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

Premiums for about 22 million Americans will skyrocket next year after the ACA credits expire, with the average recipient seeing their premiums double.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/senate-democrats-who-caved-in-government-shutdown-battle-have-one-key-thing-in-common/

[Ritabert]

1. Spineless

[lapfog_1]

2. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!!!

Killing the big MO from last Tuesday.

I just feel hollow today. What was the point?

[Miles Archer]

4. It's almost a Zen thing, you know? "The POINT is that there IS NO POINT."

We gained absolutely nothing after 40 days. Republicans are going to do what they intended to do 40 days ago. The "vote" on the ACA will be 100% "NO" votes from Republicans, same as it would have been 40 days ago. Trump is on the phone to Republicans, threatening them if they go off script. None of them intend to do that.

[Hugin]

6. It's all my fault...

I should know better than to have optimism. It’s the worst of the isms.

[lapfog_1]

16. The main activity of the village was making points!

"He has a point there!" and with that all the points in the land of point melted.

[leftstreet]

3. They bravely helped preserve the hallowed filibuster

Which is what this seems to have been about

Oh, and an argument over how much to give insurance companies

[Miles Archer]

7. I get that, "IN CONCEPT."

It relies on Democrats having a majority and being in power again, I get it.

For NOW...at LEAST until the Midterms, or maybe 2028...this cycle will repeat itself.

Deadlock.

Trump, like Kruschev, banging his shoe on the table, demanding Republicans end the filibuster.

If this worked once (it did), they will do it every time they don't have enough Democratic votes to pass Trump's "agenda."

And really, what Trump wants more than anything is to circumvent Congress altogether, so who knows?

[Hope22]

5. So millions of people will be without healthcare insurance

People in treatment, those scheduled for surgery, pregnancies already in progress, emergency services will go uncovered. The Republicans are responsible for all of the pain, suffering and death to come.

[Autumn]

10. They can't do it without the Democrats so if it happens it's not just on Republicans.

Democrats will share that blame.

[Miles Archer]

11. What astounds me is that I post "tens of millions of people will lose healthcare" DAILY, and...

...the APATHY is DUMBFOUNDING. Not on DU of course...I know people here get it...but step outside of DU and drop that little nugget into everyday conversations and people either don't get it, don't care, or both.

We "ONLY" ( ) lost 400,000 people on Trump's watch, during COVID.

If he lasts another three years and Dems don't pick up enough seats in Congress to fix it, we'll easily reach 7 digits.

And even if they DO succeed in fixing it, Trump will attempt to crush it.

[Hope22]

13. All of this!

As a small business owner in the 20 years before the affordable care act we sweated health insurance for our employees. The fear of any of us getting something that would become a preexisting condition was terrifying. I understand what these people who have had their premiums go up 400% overnight feel! Terrified is the word.

[Miles Archer]

14. The OTHER THING that is RARELY MENTIONED in all of this...

...is that if Americans are PRICED OUT OF EXISTENCE in the healthcare market, the insurance companies aren't simply going to ABSORB THAT LOSS.

They will raise premiums on EVERYONE ELSE, which will result in MORE people dropping out, and I won't even PRETEND to be able to tell you where it will all end.

Picture this playing out over THREE YEARS and MILLIONS of DEAD or TERMINALLY ILL Americans.

And it's just not "sinking in" with the general public AT ALL.

[sabbat hunter]

18. That is the plan

the rich do not care about the poor or middle class. As Rousseau once said "Let them eat cake".

[EdmondDantes_]

23. What's the basis for that claim?

The temporary expanded ACA subsidies going away doesn't impact the requirements around medical spending as a percentage of premiums. So if they raise premiums past the 80 or 85% requirements, they just have to return that money to the insured.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

22. Would have been nice if the Dems would have at least kept up the fight against this.

But, alas, we gave the Republicans everything they wanted. Well done.

[Nanjeanne]

8. Chuck handpicked the group with the least to lose.

[Autumn]

9. Almost like it was planned that way. It was either orchestrated or Schumer can't control his caucus.

Time for him to step down. Lead, follow or get the fuck out of the way.

[Jbraybarten]

12. by design

[pecosbob]

15. I live in Nevada. I have a long memory and tend to hold political grudges.

Cortez-Masto runs for re-election in 2028 and Rosen runs in 2030. I will be voting for their primary opponents. If either wins their primary, I will cast my vote for a write-in candidate. If we're still voting in 2028.

[sabbat hunter]

17. Nor will the person

who gave them the covert ok to vote to re-open the government. Chuck Schumer.

[Blue Full Moon]

19. Smells the same as the republican trick

Collins and some others voted with democrats because they knew enough votes was in place to pass it anyway.

[Demsrule86]

20. This was the plan, They were all in on it.

[Blue Dotty]

21. Apparently, the only prerequisite needed for taking the fall.

Mission accomplished.