After spending Sunday morning whining on talk shows about the Schumer Shutdown and faking concern for the welfare of federal workers, top Democrats are scheduled to head to California for a retreat at the ritzy Hotel Yountville in the Napa Valley.
"You have been critical in the past of the tactic of choosing to shutdown the government. You were in 2018, you were back in 2013 when it was a discussion over health care...Aren't you doing today exactly what you were criticizing then?"
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The retreat, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, is hosted by DSCC Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).
NEWS Democrats are now heading to a luxury resort in Napa Valley in the middle of the shutdown for a fundraiser, plus a wine tour. Hotel Yountville rooms go for up to $1,100 a night. Part of the itinerary also includes a wine-tour and dinner at the high-end Staglin Family… pic.twitter.com/RFRH5njzbf
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Back on October 3, Gillibrand told the Washington Examiner that the event was still planned despite the shutdown, but that those plans could change if the shutdown dragged on. But on Friday, October 10, Punchbowl reported that the retreat was still on and that Gillibrand would attend. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), who's listed as a co-host on the invitation, told the Washington Examiner that she's not attending: “I’m not hosting anything. When we have a shutdown, we’re not going to be in Napa Valley.”
The itinerary includes a wine tour and dinner at the Staglin Family Vineyards in nearby Oakville. Owners Garin and Shari Staglin donated $138,600 to Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign, making the list of top 15 Harris donors in the North Bay. (With competition from members of the Pritzker and Haas families, that's an accomplishment.)
According to Politico:
A Democrat briefed on the event tells us it also is slated to include Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who is campaigning for her state’s open Senate seat as a gritty daughter of the Midwest. A Stevens invite establishes the closest link so far between Stevens and the DSCC’s preference for her in Michigan’s three-way primary.... The event is also said to feature a crypto roundtable on its sidelines, this person said.
California's two Democrat senators, Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, were mum regarding their potential attendance, but it would be strange for them not to attend such an event in their state. We'll be keeping our eyes peeled to see what develops.
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