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As public pressure mounted and polls indicated declining support, Democrats shifted their stance dramatically. What once seemed like an unyielding stance against any compromise has now become a scramble for a minimal victory—settling from seeking $1.5 trillion in restoration funds to pleading for a paltry $20 billion. This stark reduction is portrayed as a clear sign of their weakened position and acknowledgment that their initial radical demands were never truly an existential threat.