Government shutdown threat shows GOP extremists have no interest in governing

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 26 in Washington, D.C. McCarthy is aiming for spending cuts to please right-win Republicans and pass a spending bill to avert a federal government shutdown. (Getty)

Fear-mongering around crime failed spectacularly as a campaign strategy in the last midterm election. 

Shutting down the federal government failed spectacularly as a legislative strategy during the last presidential administration.