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What It Is vs. What It Looks Like

Why Democrats always choose the next fight over the present one

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Brett Pransky
Nov 13, 2025
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Sometimes, it’s just what it looks like. Weakness.

When eight Senate Democrats caved on the shutdown fight, I got a lot of email from readers. Every single email had at least one exclamation point, and many used Chuck Schumer’s name in ways that I will mercifully call “unflattering.” And I agreed with every one of those emails for one simple reason. Some…

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