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Former Politico reporter Rachel Bade said Thursday that the mounting pressure from the partial government shutdown will "skyrocket" on the Democratic Party.

Bade made the point during an interview on journalist Mark Halperin’s "2Way" podcast , stating that Republican lawmakers will be able to leverage the frustration of furloughed government workers and U.S. military members not getting paid against the Democratic Party.

"You know, the conversation is going to shift from the ACA tax credits to the emergency and that’s why the pressure is just going to skyrocket on Democrats," she said.

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