For all the wailing and gnashing of teeth by Democrats unhappy with the deal to reopen the federal government , and for all the talk about a Democratic “civil war,” pretty much everyone in the party agrees the longest government shutdown in history didn’t work out that well for them. The lawmakers who “caved” and voted to end the stalemate thought there was no real chance to secure any of the big concessions they had originally demanded — particularly an Obamacare-subsidy extension . Those who didn’t want to cave despaired of giving up with so little to show for the effort. Some in the latter camp appeared to have objected not so much to the surrender but its timing; giving in so soon after the big November 4 Democratic election sweep effectively killed the vibe.

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