Remember the 35 day Dec. 2018 - January 2019 government shut down, and who the public blamed?

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Americans have a short-term memory.

This is why the GOP gets away with these stunts because they know there is plenty of time for the American people to forget and move on.

The fact is, at the end of the day, when Americans go to the polls, they almost always vote on emotion rather than logic. And if that emotion is anger, it's typically the party in power who feels it, especially in midterm elections.

With the Democrats controlling both chambers of congress, plus the White House, regardless how factual their arguments may be, if there is a major downturn in anything caused by Republican inaction, they'll still get the blame in November, 2022.