NewsNation host Chris Cuomo argued in a Wednesday monologue that Democratic infighting during and after the record federal shutdown signals a party realignment, with the left ascendant and moderates on the defensive.
Chris Cuomo used his NewsNation show to argue that the longest government shutdown in U.S. history had exposed a fundamental split inside the Democratic Party. In a monologue that aired Wednesday, November 12, 2025, he played down the milestone itself as “a regrettable history” and contended, “I think the Democratic Party, as we know it, is about to end… I think that this is the birth of the new Left.” (dailywire.com)
Cuomo pointed to the backlash from progressives after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus joined Republicans to advance a funding bill that set up the shutdown’s end. In a hallway interview carried on CNN, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said it was “a coordinated effort of eight senators, with the knowledge of Leader Schumer, voting to break with the entire Democratic Party in exchange for nothing.” Cuomo characterized such criticism as accusing the senators of a “conspiracy” and treating them as “traitors” — his words, not hers. (reuters.com)
Outside groups amplified the anger. Indivisible, a progressive advocacy organization, announced it would launch its largest-ever primary program in response to what it called Senate Democrats’ “surrender,” saying they “ended this shutdown in exchange for nothing.” (indivisible.org)
The Senate passed the compromise bill on November 10; the House approved it 222–209 on November 12, with a handful of Democrats joining Republicans. President Donald Trump signed it shortly afterward, formally ending a 43‑day shutdown — the longest on record. (reuters.com)
Cuomo further argued that “capitulation” by the party in power “has never happened” in a standoff where the minority keeps the government closed, and he concluded that far‑left activists “want to divide the party… blow up the party, get new leaders, and a new direction.” Those assessments are his interpretation of the political fallout rather than established historical findings. (dailywire.com)