As A Former Democrat, The Schumer Shutdown Was About Firing Up The Democratic Base

Townhall.com ^ | January 25, 2018 | Erich Reimer

[yoe]

One of Schumer's new voters:

[confederatecarpetbag]

This is sadly true. When I moved here more than 20 years ago, few states were as reliably red as Virginia. Now, it’s almost beyond hope

[confederatecarpetbag]

For a “former Democrat who claims to be a Republican, he sure sounds a lot like he’s still a Democrat. The GOP made Congressional gains after the 2013 shutdown, despite being blamed fr it. I’d take that result again in a heartbeat in 2018 midterms

[jospehm20]

It worked. They were fired up and protesting at Crying Chuck’s house.