host: james antle. guest: yes, some democrats do in the next fight they leverage more lfrj th-- in the past fight. you will not have children's andth as a bargaining tool, that is possible and certainly i don't think what is happening a huge w will have political impact on elections happening 10 months from now. democrats have the same fundamental problem, number of in te incumbents trump-friendly states, states where trump is still popular and they are running for re-election. they don't seem to be particularly enthusiastic about a shutdown strategy. where that changes february 8 or any time in the future. host: enraged base be a problem for democrats because of this decision? guest: absolutely. think the problem democrats have, they have a base that want see action. they have legislative fix for accomplish to liberal policy goals and to motivate the base, turn out in but they have some incumbents, particularly in the of te, where those kinds feelings are not necessarily reflective of their constituenc

end with james antl >> with the government shutdown we turn to the debate that will be had before february 8 and the winners and losers of the shutdown and that's what we're interested in hearing from you in this next hour. perhaps you would put republican or democratic leadership on that list or the white house or so-called dreamers or federal workers and who are the winners and losers in the shutdown, 202-748-8000 for democrats, republicans call us at 202-748-8001 and independents, 202-748-8002. if you want to post your thoughts on winners and losers our e twitter, and then on facebook page at facebook.com/c-span. from the editorials and papers from the shutdown, we look at the winners and losers topic. this is the topic of "the wall street journal," chuck schumer, shut down. if you go to the opinion pages of "the new york times," the jell-o president and the shutdown. and if you go to the column section of "the new york times," michelle goldberg this morning, schumer sells out the resistance. that's just some of the ways it's playing out in the papers and columns across the united state

end with james antl >> with the government shutdown we turn to the debate that will be had before february 8 and the winners and losers of the shutdown and that's what we're interested in hearing from you in this next hour. perhaps you would put republican or democratic leadership on that list or the white house or so-called dreamers or federal workers and who are the winners and losers in the shutdown, 202-748-8000 for democrats, republicans call us at 202-748-8001 and independents, 202-748-8002. if you want to post your