It’s hard to see Democrats winning policy victories in this month’s shutdown fight. But that might not be the point.
By placing health care at the center of their argument, they’re using the attention-grabbing spectacle of a congressional brawl to spotlight a policy difference in ways that sleepy press conferences never could.
And they’re highlighting a topic that has historically played in their favor, including when they swept to power in the House during the 2018 midterm wave. Returning to that issue again, Democrats appear to be laying the groundwork for a critical political message they could carry into ...