Donald Trump's approval rating is at an all-time record low. His approval rating on the economy is at a new low, a fact that has terrified the Republican Party, which has used it as its bread-and-butter issue for as long as we can remember. With Democrats more and more likely to retake the House in November, there is a strong sense that Donald Trump could end up being a lame duck president come January of next year. The only thing that could prevent this from happening would be for the American people to somehow reach the conclusion that both Republicans and Democrats are equally to blame for our current situation. One key way to do that is to create the idea in the public's mind that neither party cares about them and that there is no difference between the parties.

This is exactly what TMZ is trying to do with its sudden burst of political reporting. For every article about Ted Cruz on vacation during the shutdown, there just so happens to be one about a Democrat, even though, as we all know, it is the Republican House and Speaker Mike Johnson in particular preventing TSA agents from being paid. But that doesn't matter to Harvey Levin, who put out an open call for anyone to share photos of any of the 535 members of Congress on vacation during these next two weeks. Not just Republicans, but Republicans and Democrats. Because Levin and his team need to bothsides the issue to help the GOP. As Levin said in a recent interview, "This is a problem with Congress, not just one party." To get his views across to the American people, Levin needs to insinuate that Democrats are equally to blame. Doing that sends the message that it is not the fault of Republicans but the fault of government as a whole. And during a time when many people are suffering, the idea of both parties being the same is a targeted voter suppression tactic used to keep people from voting out the useless Republicans that caused this massive mess in the first place.