The extension of state subsidies for health insurance demanded by Democrats has now been ruled out and suspended, leaving opposition senators seemingly with nothing to gain for now. But at least you got a promise from Republicans to vote again in December on extending health aid. Still, Republican approval is unlikely – but blocking them would certainly again spark major criticism. The calculation could be that the whole thing will have a negative impact on the Republican Party.
Because you have to remember right now: there will be midterm elections in America in a year. Members of the Senate and House of Representatives will be re-elected.
Recently, there were setbacks for US President Trump and Republicans in the gubernatorial elections in two states won by the Democratic Party – not to mention the New York mayoral election, which was won by leftist Democrat Zohran Mamdani.
Basically everything is going well for the Democratic Party. Now, after a year full of disruption and disorientation following the defeat in the presidential election, the Democratic Party seems to be feeling united again and is once again constrained by budget disputes, according to the assessment of the television station CNN. But the surrender of a small group of Democrats in the Senate could have a negative impact. Now the party must face criticism again that it does not have enough courage to confront Trump’s camp, according to a CNN analysis.
But the situation is also dangerous for the Republican Party. It’s easy to see that the US government is aware of the dangers posed by the shutdown of the Trump administration: they tried to distance Trump from this dispute, to completely hide it – and initially sent Deputy JD Vance in front of the cameras. At first, Trump did not comment, which was unusual. Recent polls show that a growing number of Americans blame Republicans for the government shutdown. So it seems someone is at a disadvantage – at least in the eyes of US citizens.
