Disagreements among Democrats have emerged over how to conduct political messaging on the government shutdown as the party battles with the GOP over whom the public should blame for the impasse.

The Democratic National Committee raised eyebrows Wednesday when it posted a shutdown explainer video featuring cats, attracting criticism from some observers who called it “cringe.”

Separately, House Democrats attracted criticism from inside and outside party circles for a marathon livestream that kicked off in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

On the other hand, progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) received praise for a video they shot together explaining the shutdown on Capitol Hill, with others lauding it as “organic” and “authentic.”

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