A new poll shows Americans are divided over who is to blame government shutdown Since the federal shuttering is close to 40 days, that already makes it the longest in modern United States history.
A YouGov survey The report released Friday found that 32 percent of respondents blamed Democrats for the shutdown, while 35 percent blamed Republicans and 28 percent say both parties are equally responsible.
However, the share of blame placed on Republicans has decreased by 4 percentage points since YouGov last asked the question in mid-October, while the percentage blaming both parties equally has increased by 4 points.
But over the past month, net approval of how the parties are handling the shutdown has worsened for both President Trump (-21 to -27) and congressional Republicans (-23 to -27). According to YouGov, net approval for congressional Democrats has been down since October but mostly unchanged (-25 to -26).
Elsewhere in the survey’s findings, more Democrats than Republicans said they were personally affected by the shutdown.
Forty-seven percent of Democratic respondents said they were affected “somewhat” or “very much,” compared with 25 percent of Republicans.
Still, President Trump said the GOP suffered defeat in Tuesday’s election partially affected By the record-breaking shutdown, polls show it was “a huge factor, a negative, for Republicans.”
He also suggested that his absence from the ballot was a factor. been a lawmaker in Washington working to get ahead on the weekend Deadlock.
The President has encouraged GOP lawmakers in the Senate to eliminate the filibuster Approving written continuing motion by the House by simple majority. However, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-D.) said the maneuver could disproportionately affect Republicans once Democrats gain control of the upper chamber.
The YouGov poll was conducted October 24–27 among 1,623 US adult citizens from an opt-in panel. The margin of error was about 3.5 percent.
