The Bulwark Podcast

Will Saletan: Sorry, but the Democrats Won the Shutdown

Monday, November 10, 2025

The very online crowd is very upset, but Dems did fight like Republicans. This was a longer shutdown than anything the Tea Party pulled and real pain was being caused. And Democrats have now made the cost of healthcare front and center—while Republicans keep showing that they are the party of billionaires, Mar-a-Lago soirées, and golden ballrooms.