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Bulwark Takes

Democratic Leaders STILL Don’t Understand Raw Power

Bulwark Takes

The Bulwark

News, Society & Culture, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

JVL and Andrew Egger argue that Democrats are bungling the shutdown fight by focusing on healthcare policy instead of wielding raw political power. From Russ Vought’s chaos plan to Biden’s failed “normal politics” strategy, they explain why the stakes are higher than Democrats seem to realize.

Tickets to Bulwark Live in DC (10/8) with Sarah, Tim and JVL are on sale now at https://TheBulwark.com/events.

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Hey, guys, it's JVL, here with my colleague at the bulwark, Andrew Eger, and we're here,

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because I'm going to try to make the case that the Democrats

1:29.1

are a bunch of forking idiots in what they are asking for in this shutdown fight with Donald

1:36.6

Trump. And Andrew, I first, I'm going to let you explain to the people. What is the Democratic

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ask for the minority party which does not

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control either House of Congress?

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Yeah.

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