The Republican Party is losing the gargantuan battle is has deliberately sought over the federal government budget, according to public opinion polls and other indicators.
The signs are mounting every day that at least some within the party are realizing the self-inflicted damage being wrought by the showdown, although others continue their self-delusion that all is well.
We analyzed the situation in detail today in Millions blame GOP for multiple crises
The president and Democrats in Congress are reading the polls, too, and perhaps that’s why they continue to stand firm in refusing to negotiate with a gun pointed at their heads.
The Washington Post story published Monday was the most conclusive evidence.
In Republican disapproval grows in budget battle, Post-ABC poll finds
But there are other signs, also.
A week ago, CBS news reported that nearly 9 in 10 Americans are displeased with Washington.
Meanwhile the large and respected Gallup organization found a staggering drop in confidence in the economy in its latest survey headlined: Weekly Drop in U.S. Economic Confidence Largest Since '08
It is only a matter to time until the message gets through to the GOP radicals who have caused the massive crises.
They will cave. It’s not “if” but “when.”