Why Schumer may have tanked his party with the shut down?

It's been about a month since he lead the Dems to shut down the federal government. The issue was the extention of the temporary Obamacare benefits that were originally designed to expire after the pandemic. The key specific putting off the GOP was the provision to provide free ER treatment to all illegals.

One day ago, the nation's largests public employee labor union turned against Schumer and called for his party to agree to turn the lights back on. When organized labor turns on the Dems, Voldemort is smiling. I mean really smiling.

At the same time, CNN yesterday reported that congressional Dem polling number have been falling since the shut down, while the GOP's are up slightly. Additionally (see below) even the left leaning network is grilling the party's leaders. Not good for Schumer!

Reminds me of Russiagate. Everytime the Dems try to hurt the Dark Lord, they do the opposite.

Meanwhile, he's cutting federal funding to large Dem cities and preparing to use the shut down to cause massive federal layoffs to departments he doesn't like, something he could not accomplish legally during the ill fated DOGE program.

Never poke the bear.

Here’s an excerpt from a CNN transcript of a Tuesday program in which host Jake Tapper questioned Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D., N.M.) about her party’s unwillingness to vote to approve funding for food stamps, otherwise known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):

TAPPER: So, the reason that SNAP is running out of funding, I understand there’s a disagreement about the contingency plan, and whether that —

STANSBURY: It’s not a disagreement. Literally, Congress approved money for this scenario. The White House is choosing to let Americans go without —

TAPPER: Well, the Agriculture Department argues that the… $6 billion is there for natural disaster. I know that that’s disputed. But if you are so concerned about SNAP funds running out, why not ask Democrats in the Senate to vote to open up the government and then the SNAP funding would go? I mean, that’s — I understand the dispute about the contingency fund, and that’s a real dispute and that’s $6 billion that could fund the SNAP program for two to three more weeks. But if we’re actually talking about long-term, why not have Senate Democrats… vote to open up the government?

STANSBURY: Well, so, first of all, I filed legislation in the House of Representatives today, even though Mike Johnson has shut down the House, there are pro forma sessions happening on the House floor, and today I filed the SNAP-backed legislation that would force the administration to release those funds to not cut off EBT cards to millions of Americans, and that would reimburse states and tribes. So, I’m doing my part here in the House.