Ezra Levin, co-executive director of the Soros-Funded progressive group Indivisible, said on Friday that widespread protests planned for later this month could be motivating Democrats to continue the ongoing government shutdown.

Levin made the remarks during an interview on MSNBC’s All In with host Chris Hayes, acknowledging that there might be “a nugget of truth” to claims that the demonstrations are influencing congressional Democrats to hold their position.

The discussion came as the shutdown, which began on October 1, continued into its second week with no resolution in sight.

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The “No Kings” protests, organized by Indivisible and other left-leaning groups, are scheduled to take place on October 18 in cities across the country.

The demonstrations are billed as a response to what organizers describe as “authoritarian overreach” and are expected to draw thousands of participants nationwide.

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During the interview, Hayes questioned whether the protests were connected to Democratic leadership’s decision not to advance a bipartisan funding measure that could reopen the government.

“The theory that they were propounding today, which I also thought was, like, I was like, well, I guess it’s novel, was that — and, again, I’ve covered Democratic politics and progressive politics and protest movements for long enough that I know how, like, truly ludicrous this is, just like, at face value — that, like, the congressional leadership is somehow organizing to keep the shutdown going for the protests,” Hayes said.

“Like, does one have anything to do with the other?”

Levin responded that while the idea that Democrats are coordinating with activists to prolong the shutdown may be exaggerated, the upcoming demonstrations could be reinforcing the party’s resolve.

“Look, I do think there might be a nugget here, Chris. Let’s try to find that nugget,” Levin said.

“I think that what the Republicans are incensed about is that millions of Americans do not want rural hospitals to close, do not want their health insurance premiums to skyrocket.”

He went on to claim that the Democratic stance on healthcare funding and related shutdown issues has broad public support.

“The Democratic demands on health care, right now, they have the support of 57% of MAGA Republicans. Even more normal Republicans, forget about Independents, it’s through the roof, and Democrats just about all support it,” Levin said.

“And they don’t want Democrats in Congress listening to their own constituents, because if Republicans were listening to their own constituents, there wouldn’t be a shutdown right now. This wouldn’t even be an issue.”

Levin concluded by acknowledging that the protests may be strengthening Democratic lawmakers’ determination.

“So, look, if they’re claiming that millions of people coming out in the street on October 18 is stiffening the spines of Democrats and getting them to fight for things that are wildly popular, okay, I’ll take the credit,” he said.

Indivisible, founded in 2016 in response to the Trump administration, has been a key organizing force behind multiple protest movements targeting Republican policy priorities.

The Soros Open Society Foundations group has described the “No Kings” rallies as a nationwide mobilization in defense of what it calls “democratic accountability.”

The group is Indivisible, it’s gotten over $7 million directly from Soros in recent years, it’s the biggest protest organizer in the country, and it serves as the main synthetic top-down vehicle to astroturf and coordinate huge pools of NGOs and unions so they look “spontaneous” pic.twitter.com/Hh7JiLlHH1

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Congressional negotiations to end the shutdown have remained at a standstill, with both chambers failing to reach agreement on a temporary funding measure.

As the October 18 protest date approaches, political observers say the demonstrations could intensify pressure on lawmakers as the shutdown’s economic and political consequences deepen.

TERROR: Soros-funded Indivisible is openly admitting they are behind the 1300 paid protests happening today in all 50 states. Democrat billionaires are funding these uprisings and they should held legally accountable for the violence and vandalism. pic.twitter.com/cp4T3CgJCG

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