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Congress
Shutdowns Always Backfire—Especially on Republicans
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A look back at three recent major shutdowns shows they always fail—and they’ve hurt Republicans more often than Democrats.
Brian Riedl
Published
Dec. 25 2018
9:41PM EST
opinion
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