The decision by some Democrats to embrace a deal to end a government shutdown without a guarantee of extending health care subsidies shocked conservative Charlie Kirk Show host Andrew Kolvet.

"They feel like they had all this momentum in New Jersey, Virginia," Kolvet told conservative pundit Ryan Girdusky on Monday. "So why concede any points? Why give in? Why open the government back up?"

Girdusky pointed out that Democrats would have the opportunity to shut down the government again in January if Republicans did not follow through on funding subsidies for the Affordable Care Act.

"It feels almost like they're snatching defeat from the jaws of victory here because they were winning the messaging war," Kolvet observed. "They had convinced a large percentage of at least their electorat

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