This column started out as a list of winners and losers of the government shutdown. But it’s obvious that there are no winners in a situation like the one we’ve got today.

It’s the first government shutdown in seven years, but also the first I can remember where both sides seem to think the fight right now is good for their cause. They couldn’t be more wrong.

Here are the biggest losers of the shutdown so far:

1. The Democrats

The offer currently on the table for Democrats is the same one they have asked for time and again in previous funding fights — a short-term extension of government funding at current levels, while a longer funding deal is negotiated.

But unlike years past, Senate Democrats rejected a “clean” continuing resolution to force a broader conversation on Affordable Car

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