Government shutdown: Senate funding measures fail again as deadlock continues

[Deminpenn]

10. I don't think you would see all those draconian bills

Republicans always use the social/cultural issues to appeal to conservative voters, but they don't actually care about them. They care about tax cuts and privatizing profits/socializing costs for businesses and staying in power for its own sake. Passing bills to implement all their culture boogeymen would result in a huge backlash.

I do agree with you that if Dems brought ending the legislative fillibuster, it would not pass because not enough Rs wouldn't vote for it. What it would do is give Dems the leverage to counter the idea the GOP talking point that Dems are the ones keeping the government shut.