AP News: poll, Many Voters Blame Democrats for Government shutdown

[Kurmugeon]

The Shutdown is not popular, but the blame from the voters is mixed, and much more against the Democrats than any previous shutdown.

Who might be blamed for the government shutdown? A poll shows voters' complicated views

President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding — but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time, the outcome could be different.

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Things are not going the way the Democratic Leadership expected in this shutdown.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding — but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time, the outcome could be very different.

In past shut downs, the GOP took the majority of the blame, but not this time.

In an AP-NORC poll conducted during that shutdown, about 7 in 10 Americans said Donald Trump had “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of responsibility for the partial shutdown. About 6 in 10 said that about Republicans in Congress, and roughly half said that about Democrats in Congress.

Initially, the Democrat Voters thought forcing a shutdown would allow them to force their demands, particularly for free stuff for illegals.

Registered Democrats may have been more eager than voters overall to see their party’s leadership force a shutdown: 47% said the Democrats should refuse to fund the government if their demands were not met. The move was less popular among independents and Republicans. About 9 in 10 Republicans and roughly 6 in 10 independents said Democrats should not shut down the government, even if their demands were not met.

The Voters Blame both sides about equally, and about a third Blame BOTH parties.

About one-quarter of registered voters in the Times/Siena poll — which was conducted prior to the shutdown — said they would blame Trump and the Republicans in Congress if a shutdown happened, while about 2 in 10 said they would place blame on congressional Democrats. About one-third said they’d blame both sides equally.

But! It is an ill wind indeed that blows good to no man!

What if they shut the government down, and it just died, and never came back?

Well, maybe not the whole government, but large chunks of it.

So, what is your short list, the top three things you hope die in this shut down?

I'll go first,

1] USAID, and any other form of Foreign Aid.

2] Federal level Dept. of Education. Just kill it. The States should run education, and no one else.

3] Any form of Benefit, including health care, for any Illegal.

So, what's you short list?

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[Hume]

Of course Dems caused the shutdown.

 

[Kurmugeon]

Of course Dems caused the shutdown.

Democrats caused the shutdown to demand $1.5T in spending added to the BBB.

The reason the Dems need that money, is that despite it being illegal, they spent huge sums of the money set aside for the ACA on free health care for illegals, and now it is going broke.

Hence, the Dems are extorting America for money for free health care for Illegals.

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[Hume]

Democrats caused the shutdown to demand $1.5T in spending added to the BBB.

The reason the Dems need that money, is that despite it being illegal, they spent huge sums of the money set aside for the ACA on free health care for illegals, and now it is going broke.

Hence, the Dems are extorting America for money for free health care for Illegals.

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No, Democrats do not want to deny healthcare to Americans.