""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."
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.
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