Educated guess: seeing as how SNAP benefits cut off in many States by November 1st, if the Dems do not float this offer/gesture WITHIN 48 HOURS, they will have lost the shutdown fight.
They don’t need ALL the Dems to sign onto it; just at least a majority. If they DO do it, the Repubs will probably run to Trump to get him to run up the white flag. I can’t see the current composition of Repubs matching that action! They are EXTREMELY transactional, just like Trump.
But as always: Trump’s circle of grifters will do the Orwell thing and claim that he won.
If the Dems are rationalizing that there’s no point to make this sacrifice since their total pay would not put a dent in the SNAP (or federal employee) benefits shortfall, they are dead wrong. It demonstrates to their constituents that their skin is also in the game, and thus they would be much less likely to shoulder blame for the shutdown…
Will it pass the Senate?? Don’t be surprised if corporate Dems in the Senate burn down any remaining cred their Party has. The Trump Grifters and AIPAC have been using the shutdown to covertly negotiate capitulation there.
If that happens, will you FINALLY start an independent alliance Bernie? Well -let’s see what happens first. Just psychologically preparing ethical people for what may very well happen -I know what Evil lurks in the hearts of Party hacks…