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The government shutdown is entering week three.

This is now the second longest in history

at 22 days. No sign of a breakthrough. Trump's about to go to Asia and Republicans are basically

blaming Democrats. The country's not really falling for it. 50% blame Republicans, 41% or something

like that blame Democrats. This is, you know, there's sort of like a game of chicken going on here.

And the thing about Trump and Republicans under Trump, they are way more willing, Pat,

to just like call people's bluff no matter who stands to be hurt by that.

And I think to a degree that's what's going on with Republicans insisting, listen, Democrats

can get this thing reopened anytime as soon as they say, we'll just pass a clean, clean

resolution.

Democrats are saying, we control nothing.

We don't control the White House, the House, or the Senate.

And somehow we're the ones getting blamed.

Not by a huge margin, but by, you know, seven to eight points.

The American people don't buy it.

They believe that it is more the fault of Republicans than Democrats.

But this one doesn't have an obvious end in sight.

Well, I don't know about that because open enrollment is just around the corner that begins

November 1st.

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