Government Shutdown = More Democrats in 2014

Link to article: CNN


Polls from across America, show the majority disapproval for the way the Congressional GOP handled the fight over funding the Affordable Care Act and the government shutdown. Even some vocal Republicans like John McCain, Tom Davis, and several others strongly disagreed with the way the GOP conducted itself (tending to be the moderate Republicans speaking against the Tea Party Republicans). The back and forth and lack of unity displayed a noticeable rift in the Republican Party.

We have talked about the possible and likely result from the government shutdown of Republicans losing power, and a dominant Democratic party coming in and holding its power for years to come. This article addresses draws the same analysis as we did in class stating that unless the Republicans show some unity, functionality, and pliability, it could be a long recovery for them.

Pragmatism is an appealing characteristic to me, and I believe it is a necessity in government. The Tea Party doesn't exemplify this quality well. I hope they dissipate before they harm the Republican party even more as they have already done currently. Issues should be solved by finding a common ground, where maybe not everyone isn't standing as straight as they wanted, but at least they are standing on a platform and not left on the ground with nothing. I hope that if a Democratic dominance occurs (which I believe is not an ideal healthy structure for government), that we don't have to deal with an increase in extreme Democrats, just as with the Republican Tea Party. I can handle moderate Democrats, since moderates tend to be the more pragmatic bunch of politicians. Hopefully the Republicans party can get their issues settled and our nation can refer back to a more healthier, efficient structure than it is now.