The campaign arm of Senate Democrats appeared to move forward with a scheduled fundraising retreat on Monday and Tuesday in California wine country despite the government shutdown.

The timing of the Napa Valley event made for poor optics and an easy target for Republicans, who have blamed the shutdown on congressional Democrats for opposing a “clean” short-term funding bill during a broader dispute over expiring Obamacare subsidies .

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Monday marked the 13th day of the shutdown with still no end in sight.

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