Shutdown Fights Energize Democrats, but Strategists Say Voters Want Economic Answers
The U.S. Capitol building during the 34th day of the government shutdown in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Over the past six months, Democrats have done something strategists say their own voters had been demanding: they picked a fight and refused to back down. The party held firm through a 43-day