Posted on 10/20/2025 2:03:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Some Democrats skeptical about their leadership’s hard-line stance against reopening the federal government privately acknowledge that they fear getting “hammered” by their liberal base if they vote for a Republican funding bill.
Grassroots Democrats frustrated with the Trump administration have been demanding a fight, and on Saturday millions showed up at “No Kings” demonstrations across the country to protest the president’s government.
In that context, Democrats know they will get hit hard by a number of voices on the left if they do not get something for opening the government.
“People are going to get hammered” if they vote for the House-passed bill to reopen the government and keep it funded through Nov. 21, said one Democratic senator who requested anonymity to talk candidly about their party.
A second person familiar with the political dynamics within the Senate Democratic caucus, who spoke with The Hill ahead of the “No Kings” protests, said centrist senators are fearful of breaking with leaders while party activists are planning the anti-Trump rallies.
“We would have enough votes” to reopen the government “if people were not terrified of getting the guillotine,” the second person said.
Only three members of the Democratic caucus have voted to reopen the government: Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Angus King (Maine), an Independent who caucuses with Democrats.
On Thursday, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) became the fourth Democrat to signal unease with the party’s staunch opposition to what in normal times would be relatively uncontroversial funding bills when she voted Thursday to advance an $852 billion defense funding bill.
Liberal activists called the votes to fund the Department of Defense and to reopen the government without Republican concessions on health care “baffling” and a “mistake.”
“Sens. Shaheen, Cortez Masto, and Fetterman voting with Republicans today...”
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Good. They should be sweating.
HAMMER THE DEMOCRATS.
Give credit where credit is due. Fetterman is not in fear of voting to end the shutdown. If he keeps this up, I may end up voting for my first Democrat since I voted for Bob Casey (the father, not the son).
Midnight Hammer
They are mentally retarded for not doing their jobs already. SO give it up, commies. Get your behinds to work if you’re getting paid, losers.
The “No Kings” protest was held while the government was shut down due to the action/inaction of the Democrats in the legislative branch of government.
Let that sink in to further illustrate how utterly nonsensical the “No Kings” demonstrations and claims by the Democrats who lead this so-called protest are.
I don’t think they mean “hammered” with lots of booze.
That’s the other meaning.
When the food stamps stop coming, and the people they attest to represent start complaining, and possibly worse, perhaps they will change their ways.
The DungHill sends a message to congress: Beware the guillotine
Perfect example of why Pennsylvania is so screwed up
They’re far more scared of Deep State than they are of their base...
But the enemedia won’t report that, will they...
The riots will start on Nov 1 if they can’t get their food stamps.
I was thinking the same, more or less.
When the SNAP cards stop working and the sheeple realize they are starving so illegals can get free health care, a lot of minds will change.
‘Hammered?’ Like Hillary, every day? THAT kind of ‘hammered?’
*SNORT*
Tell Russ Vought to,really turn the screws. Fire 25,000 immediately with the warning that the next group will be 50,000 followed by 100,000. They’ll cave.
What's not to like?
LESS THAN 2% OF THE USA POPULATION SHOWED UP.
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