The Trump
administration is not likely to make any compromise in any near future while
the Democratic party does not want to make any compromise by giving any fund
for the president's wall. Under such circumstance, the US government shutdown
will continue for more days or even weeks. When we see the voting in the US
Congress, it is clear that the Democratic party is uniting to fight against
Trump's idea of a border wall and the Republican party is fighting against the
Democratic party. According the polls, shutting down the government for
building a border wall is not a popular move and most people blame the Trump
administration for the government shutdown, though the polls do not always
accurately show the population opinion. Let's assume the polls correctly show
the public opinion this time, why is the Republican party supporting President
Trump in the Congress?
The politicians
elected by the people should serve the interests of their constituencies;
however, some constituencies which have Republican politicians elected also
suffer the US government shutdown, and their representing politicians in the Congress do not seem to protect their
interests. There are various reasons to explain this. On one hand, it could be
just a play of pure bipartisan politics that one party agrees and the other
party disagrees. On the other hand, it could serve the best interest of the
Republican party. First, if the bill cannot be passed by the Congress, then the
president does not need to reject the bill, this will reduce the criticism
about their Republican president, Trump. Secondly, when the two parties are
fighting in the Congress, people may not take a side and blame the other side,
since the chaotic situation makes everyone responsible for the government
shutdown. Thirdly, though we see some people suffer the government shutdown,
there could be a lot more people supporting Trump's wall plan or simply
supporting Trump, this person, then it makes a lot of sense for the Republican
party to support the president and back the wall plan. Fourthly, though the
wall plan may not be popular, it does not mean standing with the Democratic
party in these Republican controlled constituencies is popular.
Overall, the tension
between the Republican party and the Democratic party is mostly about the
bipartisan politics, and could serve the interests of the Republican party,
though it seems unpopular.
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