DEMS REPORTEDLY KEEP GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OUT OF FEAR OF THEIR OWN BASE ... AND THE DESIRE TO FLEECE THEM ... HILL: Democratic senators fear getting ‘hammered’ after ‘No Kings’ for ending shutdown “People are going to get hammered” if they vote for the House-passed bill to reopen the government and keep it funded through Nov. 21, said one Democratic senator who requested anonymity to talk candidly about their party.