A Washington Post poll conducted on the first day of the shutdown found that 47 per cent of adults in the US blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the closure, while 30 per cent blame the Democrats. However, the remaining 23 per cent said they are not sure which side is most at fault.
Among independent voters specifically, Trump and Republicans were blamed by 51 per cent and the Democrats by just 22 per cent, the poll found.
Nearly one-in-ten Republicans (8 per cent) blamed their own party for the shutdown, while one quarter (25 per dent) were unsure of who to blame.
bondafong on
Well. That it’s not 100% blaming Trump & Republicans is the surprise here.
EmployAltruistic647 on
I’m pretty sure a lot of people will still blame Hillary’s emails
D-MAN-FLORIDA on
When bragging about your “mandate” has consequences.
jdefr on
I haven’t heard a good “Hunter Biden’s laptop” excuse In a while now…. I like the new material but sometimes you wanna hear the classics you know?
sdbrews on
Nope. The republicans have stated the shutdown is the democrats fault. That is now the defacto truth and no amount of facts will convince the moronic trumpers of anything else – not even when it bites them in the ass.
weaponjaerevenge on
You mean the party that is in virtual absolute power and can literally do anything they want and are currently ruling by fiat? I’m still not putting money on a collective public too stupid to know what a tariff is, but all along I’ve been saying that’s the thing: Republicans can get away with a lot, and they will, but there is gonna be a point where the reality they sell just will not compute with everyone. While Fox News may have been the most popular news channel, that propaganda machine probably only works on 40% of the population at max.
Anyways, it’s gonna get worse, we’re gonna have the American military bayonetting abuelas in the street so Stephen Miller can even use the 14 year old his boss gave him, and the only way the public will know is this nonsense is gonna still make one egg cost $5.
Irwin-M_Fletcher on
Why don’t democrats do a better job of claiming they just want to keep the status quo. The shutdown is about the republicans desire to cut subsidies.
SurroundTiny on
Wonderful news. Great. Kk eep up the good work
DeliriousPrecarious on
Over the last 10 years the Rs made themselves the party of government shutdowns. This is their tactic.
togocann49 on
I hear democrats need to do something like it’s (only) on them that republicans have the presidency, and all their seats in government. Dems do one of the only options available to them, and folks blame them again. The even more fucked up part is this lines up with Trumps attitude. If it goes well, Trump did that, if it did not, that was someone else (almost always a democrat). I’m not American, but worked there for a couple of years in 90’s, and it’s like a large swath of the American population have been brainwashed and/or many people there are a lot dumber than I remember
sleepymeowth052 on
They should be. It’s their fault
RevolutionaryCard512 on
I believe they(Trump administration/GOP)will keep it shut down, while they terrorize American blue cities, and incite civil war. So they can call Martial Law. All to protect from Epstein files vote, and 2026 election proceedings.
CrapoCrapo25 on
Stop wasting time and money on polling.
StoppableHulk on
The fact that Republicans do a shut down and then sit back and wait to see who will be blamed more for said shut down is evidence of how fucking pathetically juvenile MAGA is. Seriously just a fucking clown show 24/7 with these losers.
Jehoshaphatso1 on
Epstine files NOW!
mushpuppy on
They control both houses, SCOTUS, and the White House.
No surprise at all that they’re being blamed.
Defelj on
Idk a single republican who’s ever taken a poll so idk how these polls
Work lol
SwampChiller on
Shocker. Is water still wet?
Topcake977 on
Trump’s tariffs are a great source of government funding btw
Guba_the_skunk on
That’s because it’s their god damn fault and they did it.
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A Washington Post poll conducted on the first day of the shutdown found that 47 per cent of adults in the US blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the closure, while 30 per cent blame the Democrats. However, the remaining 23 per cent said they are not sure which side is most at fault.
Among independent voters specifically, Trump and Republicans were blamed by 51 per cent and the Democrats by just 22 per cent, the poll found.
Nearly one-in-ten Republicans (8 per cent) blamed their own party for the shutdown, while one quarter (25 per dent) were unsure of who to blame.
Well. That it’s not 100% blaming Trump & Republicans is the surprise here.
I’m pretty sure a lot of people will still blame Hillary’s emails
When bragging about your “mandate” has consequences.
I haven’t heard a good “Hunter Biden’s laptop” excuse In a while now…. I like the new material but sometimes you wanna hear the classics you know?
Nope. The republicans have stated the shutdown is the democrats fault. That is now the defacto truth and no amount of facts will convince the moronic trumpers of anything else – not even when it bites them in the ass.
You mean the party that is in virtual absolute power and can literally do anything they want and are currently ruling by fiat? I’m still not putting money on a collective public too stupid to know what a tariff is, but all along I’ve been saying that’s the thing: Republicans can get away with a lot, and they will, but there is gonna be a point where the reality they sell just will not compute with everyone. While Fox News may have been the most popular news channel, that propaganda machine probably only works on 40% of the population at max.
Anyways, it’s gonna get worse, we’re gonna have the American military bayonetting abuelas in the street so Stephen Miller can even use the 14 year old his boss gave him, and the only way the public will know is this nonsense is gonna still make one egg cost $5.
Why don’t democrats do a better job of claiming they just want to keep the status quo. The shutdown is about the republicans desire to cut subsidies.
Wonderful news. Great. Kk eep up the good work
Over the last 10 years the Rs made themselves the party of government shutdowns. This is their tactic.
I hear democrats need to do something like it’s (only) on them that republicans have the presidency, and all their seats in government. Dems do one of the only options available to them, and folks blame them again. The even more fucked up part is this lines up with Trumps attitude. If it goes well, Trump did that, if it did not, that was someone else (almost always a democrat). I’m not American, but worked there for a couple of years in 90’s, and it’s like a large swath of the American population have been brainwashed and/or many people there are a lot dumber than I remember
They should be. It’s their fault
I believe they(Trump administration/GOP)will keep it shut down, while they terrorize American blue cities, and incite civil war. So they can call Martial Law. All to protect from Epstein files vote, and 2026 election proceedings.
Stop wasting time and money on polling.
The fact that Republicans do a shut down and then sit back and wait to see who will be blamed more for said shut down is evidence of how fucking pathetically juvenile MAGA is. Seriously just a fucking clown show 24/7 with these losers.
Epstine files NOW!
They control both houses, SCOTUS, and the White House.
No surprise at all that they’re being blamed.
Idk a single republican who’s ever taken a poll so idk how these polls
Work lol
Shocker. Is water still wet?
Trump’s tariffs are a great source of government funding btw
That’s because it’s their god damn fault and they did it.
The “republicans” didn’t even show up. 🤡🤡🤡💩💩💩