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Democrat Voters Looking For a 'Fighter,' Says Third Way Survey
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8:49Now PlayingJim Kessler, executive vice president for policy at the center left think tank Third Way, said that new data shows that on the whole Democratic primary voters are more moderate than how they are portrayed in the media. Kessler said that Democrats are primarily concerned about electability heading into the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential elections, and want a candidate that is a 'fighter' for reform.
Senate Democrats have rejected the latest offer from President Donald Trump and Republicans to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security and end a lengthy shutdown that has snarled airport security checkpoints and threatened to ripple through an economy already roiled by the Iran war.
The Republican plan does not include any of the policy proposals Democrats have insisted on in their fight to overhaul Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics following the killings of two protesters in Minneapolis by agents earlier this year.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters his party would send a counter-offer to Republicans, which would include changes to immigration enforcement. “Negotiations continue on DHS funding,” he said.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Republican offer would fund 94% of the department but leaves out $5.5 billion for ICE enforcement activities. He said the bill includes modest ICE changes agreed to long before the standoff — like money for body cameras — but none of the additional changes Democrats have demanded since the DHS shutdown began Feb. 14.
Oklahoma Republican Senator James Lankford said Trump had signed off on the GOP’s latest offer. A White House official said Trump was generally supportive of the deal but added conversations are ongoing.
Thune noted last year’s GOP budget law prefunded ICE, and said Republicans could pass additional money in a future budget bill that would only need GOP votes.
Democrats this month have offered to fund the Transportation Security Administration, Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the two parties work on changes to ICE policies.
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