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Its not a question of IF they have political power, its a question of if they have ENOUGH political power to bring about negotiation. The reason I posted the article is because even on first day of the shutdown, the Republicans already have dissent from within the party (the moderate portion of the party). A problem with inter-party dissent does not speak well to the ability of the party as a whole to stand firm on this issue. Do you think they have enough power to get what they want? I don't see the Democrats caving easily, and from what I can tell most people are blaming the Republicans for the shutdown (which doesn't help there negotiating position).