The obfuscation from the Left and complicit media, along with GOP wimps distort the entire effort, as they do each and every time. It was the Dems that voted for the shut down, Cruz drew the line in the sand. They same pack are the ones who have distorted the meaning and members of a grass root Tea Party movement as well. And what do they offer? Such things as a freaking dumb joke like the “Super-committee”, who cannot reach a compromise. And as certain as the sun comes up in the morning, Republicans get blamed for that as well. At least on the blame part, Rove is still correct. That has to change; they still hold the narrative. I see glimpses of change in that area but not nearly enough.
The biggest thing the shutdown and the Republican win did was give Cruz campaign commercials for the primaries.