In retrospect, Chuck Schumer and the Democrats’ senseless attempt to shut down the federal government over DACA was doomed from the start.

But only a week ago, it was easy to see Schumer’s political calculus: tie DACA to a critical spending bill, and when Republicans balked, blame President Trump, and let the media do its usual hatchet job on the White House.

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