“They failed to achieve not one cent in spending cuts and passed the largest increase in the debt ceiling in history. Instead, spending continues to increase and the absolute best outcome we can expect from the “Grand Bargain” is a reduction of $4 trillion in deficit spending meaning that we will still add $6 trillion to the national debt during that period.”
That is why so many Republicans stayed home.
When all the votes are counted I don’t think the meme that the Reps stayed home will turn out to be true.