The Left isn’t hiding it anymore. They want everyone to know about their radical schemes.
And Democrats just made a confession about their disturbing plans for the American people.
Washington’s elite Democrats are digging in their heels, confessing outright that they’re willing to stretch this government shutdown well into next month, all in a cynical bid to rack up political wins as everyday folks gear up to sign up for health insurance.
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) laid it bare in a chat with Fox News’ Chad Pergram, saying, “Shutdowns are terrible and, of course, there will be families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously.” But then she dropped the real bombshell: “But it is one of the few leverage times we have.”
This jaw-dropping confession exploded across social media, amplified by the Trump White House, the RNC, and a slew of Republican voices on X, shining a spotlight on the Democrats’ heartless strategy amid the ongoing chaos.
As the shutdown grinds on, hardworking Americans are left hanging, with real pain piling up for families who can’t afford more Washington games.
Come November 1, Obamacare’s open enrollment kicks off, running through mid-December, and millions will get slammed with notices from insurers about skyrocketing premiums – a perfect storm Democrats seem eager to exploit.
Adding insult to injury, funds for food stamps and the vital Women, Infants, and Children nutrition programs are on the brink of drying up, hitting young families and those scraping by the hardest.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy hammered this home in a hard-hitting op-ed for the New York Post, warning that dedicated air traffic controllers – already stretched thin – won’t get a full paycheck if this drags past October 28.
For weeks now, Senate Democrats have stonewalled a sensible GOP-backed stopgap bill that would reopen the government until November 21, insisting instead on undoing the smart Medicaid reforms passed this summer and propping up expiring Obamacare tax subsidies.
A frustrated senior Republican aide unloaded to the New York Post, declaring, “The longer this shutdown goes on, the more apparent it is that Democrats never wanted to solve a problem — they wanted to exploit one and drag it out for political cover.” The aide added, “There’s been no meaningful outreach to committees or leadership staff, as far as anyone can tell. If they were serious about lowering costs, wouldn’t there have been staff-level conversations at some point this year?”
While polls show most Americans are fed up with both sides in this mess, Democrats are banking on a shift in public anger once those 24 million folks on Affordable Care Act plans get hit with premium hike alerts.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spilled the beans to Punchbowl News, admitting, “It’s still not possible to stop the full impact of the rate increases after Nov. 1.” He went on: “If we don’t deal with this before Nov. 1, it becomes trickier to solve legislatively, but the heat gets turned way up by the public to do something.”
Mike Tuffin, head of AHIP – the big health insurance trade group – weighed in, noting, “challenges associated with implementing a late extension of the health care tax credits, but these challenges are not insurmountable.” He promised, “If the tax credits are extended, health insurers will work quickly with regulators and do everything they can to help consumers understand their updated coverage choices for 2026.”
Some Democrats are eyeing November 1 as their escape hatch, figuring they can force Republicans to take the heat for those premium jumps before caving, according to reports from Punchbowl News.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) doubled down last week, ranting, “The American people are facing one of the most devastating crises they have faced in terms of cost, and we still have not heard crickets out of any negotiation.” He crowed, “The Republicans are on the defensive. They keep changing their stories and changing their arguments, but we are on the side of the American people.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) fired back at reporters on Wednesday, blasting Schumer and his crew for not being able to “articulate what they want.” Johnson nailed it, saying, “This was never about a solution on healthcare or anything else; this was about a spectacle, about a political distraction so that they could show a fight to the Marxist left of the Democratic Party.”
Questions swirl around whether centrist Democrats, like Pennsylvania’s Sen. John Fetterman, can rally enough support for a straightforward funding bill to end this nightmare.
Katherine Clark popped up on CNN Wednesday, slamming Fetterman’s push to reopen government, stating she “certainly disagree[d] with” it. She ranted, “We have opposed this budget at every single point.”
A fresh Quinnipiac University poll out Wednesday shows 45% of registered voters pinning more blame on Republicans for the shutdown, versus 39% pointing fingers at Democrats.
Yet that same survey reveals congressional Republicans edging out Democrats in approval, with 35% viewing the GOP favorably compared to a dismal 26% for Democrats – both sides deep underwater, but it shows the left’s radical tactics aren’t winning hearts.
