Talked to a Dem this morning who said this story by @MarkLandler is setting off fire alarms on shutdown messaging.
Gist: You don’t want to be in Trump’s sandbox, wrestling, you want to be the grown-up on the outside watching him thrash around. https://t.co/gkcsUwXNBp

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) January 18, 2019

Dem messaging? every poll taken shows Americans blame Trump/GOP for shutdown. but I guess they have great messaging…. https://t.co/pOxGieHVYL

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 18, 2019

what’s unfolding is a colossal, lopsided GOP loss. so press warns Dems they’re losing

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 18, 2019

Tbh, Trump could board the helicopter from WH lawn following impeachment and NYT would still argue Dem messaging was broken

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 18, 2019