Why it matters: The shutdown is a preview of how divided government could play out, with a Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the first national counterweight President Trump has had since he was inaugurated two years ago.
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Be smart: The result will be further division, bitterness and paralysis in our politics and government.
The shutdown demonstrates that Democrats won’t just challenge Trump through oversight, but will also resist him in high-profile policy areas.
It also shows that Trump, so proud of the bestselling status of “The Art of the Deal,” is in no mood to finesse newly powerful Democrats. With his eye on 2020, he’s all about the base, with no apparent plans to co-opt the center.
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