It wasn't working? Correct: Refusing to negotiate with the Democrats and shutting down the government was not working for *Republicans.*

Until it was. Now they know they just need to refuse to work until a few Democrats give them everything they want

THIS is why people in red states still support this president and this administration: They will get information from no other source. They will absolutely believe that everyone else is lying. They don't ask any questions, and smirk and anyone who says anything different.

I saw it referred to as the "Reverse Robinhood Bill" somewhere else

At the time, I wondered if democrats tried to avoid reinforcing a pattern of questioning election integrity by flat-out accepting the immediate results. Maybe they thought they would save our democracy.

"Reverse Robin Hood" is a great way to describe it