Republicans are losing the shutdown

On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice explain how Republicans have fumbled their response to their shutdown of the federal government.

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David and Aaron discuss:

* Why the normally calm Mike Johnson has started growing testy this week.

* Marjorie Taylor Greene’s unexpected dissent from the party line, and what it means for the GOP’s negotiating stance.

* How Republicans have grown fixated on the upcoming No Kings rallies—and why they’ve increasingly started painting legitimate protest as “terrorism.”

And much more. As we do every week, we also took questions from viewers.

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