For Democrats, the main issue in the shutdown wasn’t electoral backlash — it was the filibuster. Leadership feared its removal, viewing it as a safeguard to keep the party's rising left wing in check.
  • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    Leadership feared its removal, viewing it as a safeguard to keep the party’s rising left wing in check.

    Ah yes, the left, the leading problem in the US these days…