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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 7h

Neera on ACA premiums: "Once you’ve conceded this is a problem, then I don’t really understand why the argument is we need to deal with it later and not now."

Our new polling shows that a large majority of voters side with Democrats on the need for action now.

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 7h

There is no one better than @neeratanden.bsky.social to explain the ins and outs of the shutdown, which she does expertly in her interview with @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | What the Shutdown Is Really About

www.nytimes.com

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 21h

So Well Done @schumer.senate.gov !

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 22h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 22h

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump-Epstein cover up was on full display today in Biondi’s hearing.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d

NEW: Obamacare is back in the news. And Republicans are starting to fight among themselves over it.
www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...

The Obamacare Repeal Movement Is Dead. Long Live Obamacare Repeal.

“It’s probably gonna happen after the midterms.”

www.thebulwark.com

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 1d

As more of these stories surface the bigger the backlash there will be to the stubborn refusal of Trump and Republicans to take action now to address the healthcare cost crisis.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

at this point you have to acknowledge that there is no way that these guys don't try to mess with the 2026 midterms. there is absolutely no respect for the legitimacy of the opposition

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 2d

Yet another 5 alarm fire!!

Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 2d

Trump plan would cut Social Security Disability eligibility, causing 750,000 fewer people to be eligible and 80,000 fewer widows and children to receive benefits due to loss in eligibility of a spouse or parent wapo.st/4qa8yoq

#SocialSecurity #disability #health #retirement #economics

Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

wapo.st

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 4d

Was super unpopular the first time and will be even more so time.

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 5d

Mike Johnson wants to keep the government shut down until mid-October.

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 6d

Confirming today's Washington Post, YouGov finds that Americans are significantly more likely to say Trump (45%) and congressional Republicans (43%) are very responsible for causing the shutdown than to say that about congressional Democrats (36%).

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 6d

Oct 2 poll of 2,890 U.S. adults (+/-2.6%)
% of U.S. adults who say the following are very responsible for causing the shutdown
Donald Trump 45%
Congressional Republicans 43%
Congressional Democrats 36%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
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YouGov survey results by political party for the question, How responsible do you think Donald Trump is for causing the government shutdown?

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 6d

Oct 2 poll of 2,890 U.S. adults (+/-2.6%)
% of U.S. adults who say the following are very responsible for causing the shutdown
Donald Trump 45%
Congressional Republicans 43%
Congressional Democrats 36%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...
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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 6d

Among the thousands of lies Trump told during the 2024 campaign is that he was unfamiliar with Project 2025.

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 6d

Trump and Republicans are losing the public on shutdown fight. If you are a reporter writing it differently, you are writing it wrong.

Americans blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown

Americans overwhelmingly side with Democrats on the key issue in the shutdown fight - the cost of healthcare

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 6d

New Washington Post poll: Americans blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown by 47% to 30%.

They know where the buck stops.

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 7d

Very good, as always, from John Harwood.

open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...

Stop the Lying, Trump and Republicans Own This Government Shutdown

Recent US government shutdowns stem from a common root cause: the extremism of the modern MAGA Republican Party.

open.substack.com

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 7d

Read the whole thing and decide what headline you would have chosen www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

Opinion | These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats Shut Down the Government

www.nytimes.com

Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 7d

This is a ridiculous and misleading headline for Steve Ratner’s very good op-ed on the Republican war on healthcare and the ACA.

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 7d

ALSO BREAKING: Republicans voted down a Democratic bill to keep the government open. All 47 Democrats voted for the bill, while all 53 Republicans voted against it and for a shutdown.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 7d

BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.

Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

bit.ly

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 8d

1. Trump totally wants a shutdown. If there is one it will be 100% on him.

2. Musk-DOGE already proved Trump thinks he has the power to "get rid of a lot of things," shutdown or no.

3. By "Democratic things" Trump means healthcare, education, environmental protection, and worker rights.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 8d

Trump: A lot of good can come down from shutdowns. We can get rid of a lot of things that we didn't want, and they'd be Democrat things

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 8d

This, plus Trump will be blamed both for a shutdown and raising the cost of healthcare

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8d

"Dems will get blamed for a shutdown" as opposed to what, all the friendly coverage and positive credit they'd get for caving yet again? This whole premise is built on a delusion about what the alternative is. There's no cowering in the corner and being so inoffensive they won't still attack you.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 8d

Trump said it himself, a shutdown is a black mark on his presidency. We can keep the government open and lower your health care costs, but he’s refusing to lead.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 8d

Democrats are fighting to save millions of Americans' healthcare while Donald Trump is posting insane racist disinfo slop

Screenshot of Trump tweeting a racist/fake video of the Democratic leadership

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Geoff Garin @geoffgarin.bsky.social · 9d

Very glad that @slangsonsports.bsky.social posts here.

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