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This isn't 8 deluded idiots standing on idiotic principle.
It's a carefully stage-managed operation to scuttle the fight for even a few crumbs of healthcare.
Notice how every single one of these motherfuckers is either retiring or not up for re-election any time soon. They even rigged it so Schumer could vote no and take a little of the recent heat off himself.
The rot in the Democrat party goes all the way to the core. There's no reforming it.
Certainly seems that Schumer was behind this despite pretending not to be:
https://prospect.org/2025/11/08/why-does-schumer-keep-trying-to-cave-government-shutdown/