The new fellow at Power Line - Bill Glahn - has a different theory about the government shutdown. He argues it was aimed at riling up the off-year electorate in NJ and VA to go to the polls and vote, and that it did so successfully.
The two groups it prodded into action were FedGov workers and SNAP recipients. Both are meant to be serious parts of the Democrat coalition. SNAP recipients, in particular, are hard to motivate in non-presidential elections.
Glahn believes Dems will repeat this ploy before the 2026 midterm elections. Let’s try to remember next fall to see if his prediction is correct. If Schumer continues as Minority Leader, that will be an indication in favor of Glahn’s theory.
