Ezra Klein - NY Times Opinion -- Democrats, morally speaking,

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5. That was a few weeks prior to the shutdown

This past week we had the leaders of two of the biggest unions tell the Democratic Party that it is time for them to end the shutdown.

Today is the first day that people getting food stamps, aren't getting them.

More and more air traffic controllers are not going to work as they are not getting paid, it's similar for all government employees.

We lack any power except to wreck stuff. The way to gain power in a democracy is to win elections. For quite a while our leaders have been happier to win the support of the loudest of our party and ignore the vast center. Our leaders appreciate the donations small and large of our most extreme. Good way to make money, good way to lose elections.

We have no leverage.