The almost government shutdown narrowly avoided a few days ago highlighted a Democratic Party debating how to govern in the minority.

For analysis of that and more, we're joined now by our Politics Monday duo.

That's Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Tamara Keith of NPR.

It's good to see you both.

Good to be here.

Happy St. Patrick's Day.

Indeed.

So many Democratic lawmakers continue to express their deep frustration with Senator Chuck Schumer

for having broken with most of his party in allowing this Republican spending bill to pass as the

Democratic base is demanding a stronger resistance to President Trump and his policies. Here's some of what Democratic lawmakers had to say.

The idea that Chuck Schumer is the only one that's got a brain in the room and the only one

that can think through all of the pros and cons is absolutely ridiculous.

I think Senate Democrats have to sit down and take a look and decide whether or not

Chuck Schumer is the one to lead in this moment.

Leader Schumer has a very difficult job. I don't envy the job that he has. And the question is really for the members of his Democratic caucus.

Are we willing to fight? Do you think that Leader Schumer is the best person to lead your caucus in this

moment? Senator Schumer certainly can lead. And the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries,

has refused multiple times to say whether he has confidence in Senator Schumer's leadership.

Tam, walk us through your reporting on this. Right. So Democrats are certainly

out in the wilderness right now. In particular, Washington Democrats are out in the wilderness.

And they face a Democratic electorate that is defeated and depleted. And, you know, if they had won in November, none of this would be

happening, but they lost. And so they're now in this sort of cycle of trying to figure out what

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