Well, that timing isn't suspicious at all. Word on the street last week was that Senate Democrats would keep the government shut down until after the election, at which time they'd cave. Punchbowl News is reporting Tuesday night, as election results roll in, that more than a dozen Senate Democrats are engaging with Republicans on reopening the government.
News in @PunchbowlNews PM — There are now more than a dozen Senate Dems engaging with R’s on reopening the govt, according to senators/aides familiar with the matter
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) November 4, 2025
New signs of optimism after Dem lunch as the shutdown is set to become the longest everhttps://t.co/BoZgdPG95I
Oh, you mean the moment the polls closed?
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) November 5, 2025
How convenient. https://t.co/feLabkouHl
Imagine that timing https://t.co/mCxeIf16Dv pic.twitter.com/SHZWVtQRAf
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) November 5, 2025
So the entire healthcare premiums and starving people were just an election thing. https://t.co/nWMW3K6EUt
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 4, 2025
Democrats shut down the government in order to cause enough pain to help their political chances on election day. https://t.co/alACBm796r
— Sunny (@sunnyright) November 4, 2025
Oh look.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 4, 2025
Election Day has arrived and Senate Democrats are all of a sudden interested in re-opening the government. https://t.co/lJE5U9XJyi
So they held their own voters hostage for an election. https://t.co/HIykuacu4V
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) November 5, 2025
So… Democrats shut down the government for an election edge? https://t.co/p2Pgs7sNez
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 5, 2025
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Weird, almost if Dems didn't sign a clean CR because they were looking to further some sort of narrative for some sort of political reason that ends at 7pm EDT tonight https://t.co/SWiReIWteg
— Chris Jollay (@CJollay) November 5, 2025
Gosh what weird timing. It's almost like there was some kind of event they were waiting for. https://t.co/FsMQSb1NFK
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) November 5, 2025
Gee. It’s almost as if the Dems wanted to keep this going until Election Day to keep their NOVA voters mad.
— AmishDude (@TheAmishDude) November 5, 2025
Trump should pull the CR and put up a budget with massive cuts. https://t.co/TIMHBeAXq1
It has become impossible to be too cynical. https://t.co/hAm8BteINZ
— Mark Atom 🇺🇲 (@OkumzRayzer) November 4, 2025
This was so obvious. The Senate Democrats just voted this morning a 14th time to keep the government closed down, but now more than a dozen are willing to concede? Right after the election? What timing.
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