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I think the Dems will get a moderate majority of the blame.One poster who's not a drooling idiot feels there is a greater-than-average chance that Democrats take the fall for a shutdown. While none of us can predict how public political narratives end up going, there are a number of factors that give me reason to think that there is less-than-average chance of this happening:
1)Trump has gone on the record multiple times calling for a shutdown.
2)Republicans control both houses of Congress. The optics of this aren't beneficial to Republicans.
3)Republicans and Democrats created a bipartisan bill that trump rejected.
4)Republicans could have reauthorized CHIP at any time and refused to, only now using it as a bargaining chip
5)DACA is an inherently humanitarian concept that has the sympathy of the overwhelming majority of the public
6)Republicans burned their credibility by repeatedly trying to take away millions of people's health insurance and passing a bill the majority of the public sees as benefiting the rich. Their motives for their part in this shutdown will be seen with a skeptical eye.
7)Trump burned his credibility...period.
Why? The simplest message is usually the winning message. And it's very easy to understand the GOP put forth a CR, and the Dems refuse to participate. That's a very short & simple message, easily understood, and easy to sell.
The American people, in general, don't listen to in-depth or long messaging.