Looking for the Endgame in Washington’s Shutdown Standoff

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As you can imagine, the number one topic at the flag football fields of northern Virginia this past weekend was the government shutdown and when it’s going to end. Polymarket has it at a 75% chance of ending Oct. 15 or later. With a fifth vote on a stopgap bill coming tonight – and likely failing – both sides, in my opinion, continue to believe they are “winning.”