"Zoom in: Just 23% say Republicans' positions are worth having a shutdown over. But Democrats aren't far ahead, with just 28% saying their positions warrant a shutdown. On both questions, 32% said they weren't sure. Asked what issues the shutdown was over, 36% said health care - the centerpiece of Democrats' argument. A recent poll from KFF found that majorities of Democrats (92%), independents (82%) and Republicans (59%) support extending those enhanced tax credits that Democrats demand be included in any government funding deal."
"For the Trump administration, that blame blitz has included using government websites to air political grievances. A NPR-PBS News-Marist poll from late last month ahead of the funding deadline signaled Republicans would shoulder more of the blame than Democrats - though, like in the polling released Saturday, a significant slice said both parties are at fault. A Washington Post poll found that 47% blamed Trump and Republicans in Congress, compared to 30% who blamed Democrats on the Hill."
A CBS News-YouGov poll finds a majority of Americans are at least somewhat concerned about a shutdown's effects on the economy, the military, federal employees, and other issues. Thirty-nine percent blamed Trump and congressional Republicans, 30% blamed Democrats, and 31% blamed both equally. Majorities disapprove of how Trump (52%), congressional Republicans (52%), and congressional Democrats (49%) are handling the lapse. Only 23% say Republican positions justify a shutdown, and 28% say Democratic positions do. Thirty-six percent identify health care as the central issue, while KFF, NPR-PBS News-Marist, and Washington Post polling show broad concern and partisan blame dynamics.
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