Robert Reich: Democrats held the cards -- and folded for no reason.

[highplainsdem]

Democrats were overwhelmingly united on their shutdown demands.

Americans understood that Trump and Republicans were to blame.

Voters made it known last Tuesday that they'll elect leaders who stand up to Trump.

Democrats held the cards — and folded for no reason.

— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2025-11-10T16:49:47.641358Z

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Party Unity

If we won't stand up to the NAZIs, why the heck are we even trying?

[republianmushroom]

2. DINO ?, DINO ?, DINO ? DINO ?, DINO ?, DINO ?, DINO ?

Dick Durbin (R-IL) Retiring
Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) Purple state; has voted for all the funding bills
John Fetterman (D-PA) Purple state; has voted for all the funding bills
Maggie Hassan (D-NH) Purple state
Tim Kaine (D-VA) Purple state; represents many federal workers
Angus King (I-ME) Purple state; has voted for all the funding bills
Jacky Rosen (D-NV) Purple state
Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Purple state; retiring

[tritsofme]

4. The federal workers who haven't been paid in over a month, many of whom are late on mortgage, car, credit card payments

The SNAP families who are no longer vulnerable to being intentionally starved by Trump, are all pretty good reasons.

[durablend]

7. You have ironclad proof SNAP is going out in December?

Yeah, thought so.

[tritsofme]

12. Do you have ironclad proof that Trump and the SCOTUS 6

wouldn’t do everything in their power to make sure SNAP families starve?

Yeah, thought so.

But I’m glad our brave warriors are so willing to gamble on the bellies of hungry children.

[leftstreet]

8. So they're admitting they caused this?

I'm so confused

They did the shutdown to protect ACA subsidies.
Fed workers and SNAP recipients start losing out
So they gave in and said okay open the government, without protecting the ACA subsidies

Then what was the point?

[tritsofme]

9. I never supported letting the shutdown drag on as long it did

[Attilatheblond]

5. This cave in by the less that great 8 will likely have an adverse effect on DEM turnout in near future elections

After all the huge victories of last Tuesday, this is a gut punch to those who work for just causes and candidates. It is a gut punch to voters and volunteers.

[yaesu]

10. Most of the brains behind our party agree, giving up, folding, breaking promises to their voters is a very bad move. nt

[spanone]

11. K&R

[Silent Type]

13. Robert Reich's bashing of Obama and Clinton on trade helped give us trump 1. So, I don't pay much attention to him.