If recession happens without democrats shutting down the government then republicans can’t use that as a scapegoat and more people blame republicans for the recession.
Government shutdowns make the people that cause them unpopular with voters.
It’s a vote. You can’t win a vote with feelings or vibes or a “can do attitude”.
It requires votes.
They can vote. If they do not have enough dems to vote they have to reach across the aisle to get votes from conservatives.
Conservatives will not help without getting something in return.
What you’re saying is dems should give conservatives concessions which will then be used as a talking point to blame dems more.
That’s what “fighting” means in this context.
Blaming dems for not doing something they can’t do is not the same as what you’re describing.
The average voter won’t know that. They will see the upcoming recession and they will be told it was caused by Biden and dems government shutdown so that is what they will believe.
And the GOP will have a scapegoat for their recession and be able to continue crashing the economy without getting any blame.
Dems never had the super majority to abolish the electoral college, gerrymandering or the other things you mentioned.
Democrats have won the majority of presidential elections since the 90s…
This is what’s wrong with leftists. They never win any elections because they don’t understand the importance of voting.
Dems lose by 2 million votes in 2024 because of leftists getting tricked into not voting over Gaza.
Leftists respond by acting like it’s some big defeat and dems need to start taking campaign advice from leftists that cannot win elections.
On the other hand Trump loses by 3x as many votes in 2020 and comes back to win the next election by doubling down on his strategy.
If Trump had leftists trying to tell him how to campaign he would’ve lost in 2016 and 2024.