yes it was a set up. in the past no matter which side was responsible for a shutdown the left was deft at blaming the right and their complicit media would make sure of who got the blame. well not anymore. most liberals believed sincerely that this would be the case AGAIN but chucky schumer saw the handwriting on the wall an knew the leftsiders were on the hook this time so he tried to limit the damage to his party while THEY can’t see how damaging this blame will be. just my 2
Idk how succesful he was in limiting damage. Immediate, maybe, but now they want his scalp.
In the long run, well...we now have a whole bunch of clips, of the mentally ill, running around, hair on fire, to any mic not already occupied. And they were all screaming for a shutdown. How the Democratic Party doesn't become the shutdown party is beyond me.