I don't necessarily agree, but my perspective is that the leadership is far more interested in highlighting GOP dysfunction than getting something passed.

As for CNN and Cuomo, his job is to keep eyeballs watching. So he's always going to look for the point of view that keeps everyone watching, not just the smart people.

The best scenario is a bi-partisan bill gets to trump and he signs it

But, to your point, we would win either way.

If he signs it, he'll fracture his base and if he doesn't, he appears incompetent.

doens't matter if you think they are "fair" or not. Profits rule the news and a major reason why we have trump in the whitehouse and we are watching first hand the destruction of our country.

was actually a Quinnipac poll, not a CNN-conducted poll. Question 33 at the link.

https://poll.qu.edu/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=2514

That being said, yes, when they showed it, I had the exact same thought - why are they not adding the Trump numbers to the Republican numbers? Poll interpretation malpractice for sure.

How could someone whose job it is to bring us the news interpret those numbers as blaming the Democrats?

I don't think it was intentional, I think it was incompetence.

I think they are definitely biased toward the right, although they put on a great pretense to be "fair." At least one, usually, knows where Joe and Mika are coming from.

The government is shutting down because Democrats are taking a stand. They want a deal on DACA (which 90% of people support) and Republicans aren't negotiating in good faith, so Democrats are using what leverage they have.

This means they may have to take blame for the shutdown, but again that's kinda the point -- like committing an act of civil disobedience and getting arrested, they'll face potentially negative consequences in exchange for taking a strong public stand on principle.

This year's elections are going to be about enthusiasm. Which side will most excite their voters over this action? Dem voters always seem to be going on about how they want Dems to stand and fight, show some backbone -- well that's what's going on here. There may be short term consequences, but caving to the Republicans now woukd only increase base voter apathy later in the year. Standing and fighting is what is needed to keep the blue wave momentum going. Once this is all over I doubt that the end results will drive turnout among the Republican base. Democrats, however, will be enthused to see their party refusing to back down over an important issue. IMO.

I posted the same last night. Do the Hail Mary and stoke OUR base. They have already started to blink.

Shame!!!!!!