General Discussion

...that doesn't play into Trump's hands, unfortunately.

Minnesota has completely quieted down, and most of the public has forgotten what the big deal was. The iron was hot for a week or so.

Now, we are looking at the prospect of unmasked ICE officers doing TSA work, and speeding up wait times at airports (while federal workers quit or go on food stamps). We need to dump this shutdown yesterday.

We've completely forgotten the health care subsidies, for one thing. We just keep humoring the hotheads and overreactors. We're still doing well in the polls, but we would be doing much better if we focused on the economy. The shutdown is negative earned media.