You forget one thing. The GOP’s guys probably do not live where they say they do. So why would they open that can of worms. In principle, I agree with you. The shutdown was great. I despise nothing more than parasitic government workers. I was hoping it would stay closed forever. I just wish people would have done what I did, ignore them. But we played right into their hands with demonstrations and showing how upset we were. We allowed them to get in our heads, we had rabbit ears. A big yawn from the people would have pulverized the Left, but it did not happen. Like I said, I wish it would’ve stayed closed forever, especially since I have never received one government dime in my half century on the planet.
Heck, you've got carpetbagger Liz Cheney running against a solid Republican in Wyoming.