Which party could get punished at the polls next year if there's a partial government shutdown this year? Analysts say Republicans could end up getting blamed.
Which party could get punished at the polls next year if there’s a partial government shutdown this year?
Greg Valliere, chief U.S. policy strategist at AGF Investments, also views the GOP as poised to shoot itself in the foot. Beyond the presidential race in 2024, which could be a rematch of 2020’s contest between Biden and former President Donald Trump, Republicans will be aiming to keep their slim majority in the House of Representatives and take control of the narrowly divided Senate.
In 1995, budget disagreements between President Bill Clinton and congressional Republicans led to a five-day shutdown that started in mid-November and a 21-day shutdown that began in mid-December.
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