Congressional Democrats' net favorability has decreased six percentage points in two weeks while Republicans' favorability ticked up four points. Latest polling shows 33% of voters view congressional Democrats favorably versus 54% who view Republicans favorably, producing a -21% net for Democrats and -8% for the GOP. Internal White House polling finds 44% blame President Trump and the GOP-led Congress for the shutdown, while 38% blame Democrats. Public opinion has moved seven net points against Democrats, erasing more than half of a prior 13-point advantage on blame. Democrats insist on extending certain ACA tax credits in exchange for a clean continuing resolution, while the White House says Trump will not negotiate with "hostage-takers" and contends informed voters know Democrats won't back the clean CR.
""Democrats are taking on water. And we have a higher pain tolerance," a senior administration official told Axios. In his first term, President Trump was highly sensitive to being blamed for a shutdown, and there has been an undercurrent of bipartisan belief that he will try to get a deal from Democrats this time. But so far, Trump has displayed none of the concerns or worry he had in 2018-2019, during the longest shutdown of 35 days."
"But public opinion has shifted a net of seven percentage points against Democrats. Two weeks ago, Democrats had a 13-point advantage on who was to blame. Now that lead has been cut by more than half. The trend line of the White House's polling numbers are consistent with YouGov/Economist surveys that showed Democrats taking more blame as the shutdown grinds on."
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