This is the key point. If Republicans nuke the filibuster that's a win for Democrats—both because it lets Democrats wash their hands of Republican policies in the short run and because it'll make it easier for the next Democratic majority to govern.
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Matthew Yglesias
@mattyglesias
Thoughts on the shutdown
slowboring.com/p/seventeen-th
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