Michael Gold

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1,125 appearances 11 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2025 last heard 26 Mar

Michael Gold’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Don Lemon Show · Lemon LIVE at 5 | Shutdown Showdown! Anthony "Mooch" Scaramucci UNFILTERED! - October 1st, 2025 · 1 Oct 2025 podcast

And so I think Democrats feel like they need more guarantees here if they're going to agree to fund the government. voice-verified

I think all eyes are on Schumer because this is really a Senate problem. voice-verified

I mean, and that's the math of Congress. voice-verified

The House doesn't need Democrat votes to approve a funding proposal. voice-verified

Republicans have moved on party line bases here, whereas because of the filibuster, because of the 60 votes required to move a funding package in the Senate, Democrats would need to sign on to any Republican proposal to get anything done. voice-verified

I will say, I think there are a lot of members of the Democratic Party who are taking their cues from Schumer, but we've already seen some of them move more independently. voice-verified

You saw Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada. voice-verified

She voted with the Republican plan. voice-verified

John Fetterman tends to be pretty independent. voice-verified

And Angus King, who is an actual independent who caucuses with the Democrats, also said that he's opposed to a shutdown. voice-verified

I think the question is how long some of these members in swing states or places where a shutdown is not as palatable, maybe they might start to move. voice-verified

Although my sense from talking to a lot of Democrats is that their constituents are fine with this, including, you know, federal workers are telling senators that they're OK with this, that, you know, the federal government has been kind of played with at the hands of the Trump administration. voice-verified

And federal workers usually oppose a shutdown. voice-verified

But a lot of them are saying enough is enough. voice-verified

I think there's a sense that that's true. voice-verified

I think to some extent that's true. voice-verified

I think there is a way in which the backlash that a lot of Senate Democrats, but Schumer specifically, faced when he agreed to fund the government in March is kind of playing into the politics of this here. voice-verified

Look, shutdowns only work as long as voters and constituents support what you're doing here, right? voice-verified

So I don't think you see Democrats take this decision lightly, but if they feel like there's a groundswell in one direction or the other, that's going to be the thing that moves the needle. voice-verified

Yeah, there was a big bipartisan meeting on the floor, which I would point out is something that these guys only do when they want us to see and report on it. voice-verified

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