Democrats are doing more to resist Trump than their voters think

Sen. Chuck Schumer speaks to the media at the US Capitol on September 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. Schumer was accompanied by Sens. Patty Murray, Brian Schatz, and Amy Klobuchar. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The government shutdown that began Wednesday might have been one of the most anticlimactic developments yet: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans were never going to negotiate, and Democrats had just about every incentive to obstruct. And fueling that Democratic motive is a furious base, begging their leaders to mount a more visible and inspiring opposition to Trum