More Americans blame Republicans than Democrats for potential government shutdown Post
By a 20-point margin  more Americans blame President Trump and Republicans rather than Democrats for a potential government shutdown  according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
A 48 percent plurality says  Trump  and congressional Republicans are mainly responsible for the situation resulting from disagreements over immigration laws and border security  while 28 percent fault Democrats. A sizable 18 percent volunteer that both parties are equally responsible. Political independents drive the lopsided margin of blame  saying by 46 to 25 percent margin that Republicans and  Trump  are responsible for the situation.
The Post-ABC poll finds Democrats are more united in blaming Republicans for the situation than vice versa. A 78 percent majority of Democrats say  Trump  and congressional Republicans are mainly responsible for the potential government shutdown  while a smaller 66 percent of Republicans blame Democrats in Congress. One in seven Republicans  14 percent  say  Trump  and Republicans are to blame.
Public opinion ahead of Fridayâs deadline is similar to attitudes at the end of the 2013 government shutdown. A Post-ABC poll after it ended found 53 percent of Americans said Republicans were mainly responsible for the shutdown  compared with 29 percent who blamed President Obama. The 24 percentage-point margin of greater blame for Republicans then is slightly larger than the 20-point blame margin for  Trump  and Republicans in the new poll.
The new poll finds Hispanic adults say by a roughly 3 to 1 margin that Republicans are mainly responsible for a potential government shutdown  with 60 percent blaming  Trump  and Republicans while 19 percent blame Democrats. Similarly  61 percent of adults under age 30 say  Trump  and Republicans are mainly responsible for the situation  higher than other age groups.
By a 20-point margin  more Americans blame President Trump and Republicans rather than Democrats for a potential government shutdown  according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
A 48 percent plurality says   [TGT] and congressional Republicans are mainly responsible for the situation resulting from disagreements over immigration laws and border security  while 28 percent fault Democrats. A sizable 18 percent volunteer that both parties are equally responsible. Political independents drive the lopsided margin of blame  saying by 46 to 25 percent margin that Republicans and   [TGT] are responsible for the situation.
The Post-ABC poll finds Democrats are more united in blaming Republicans for the situation than vice versa. A 78 percent majority of Democrats say   [TGT]   and congressional Republicans are mainly responsible for the potential government shutdown  while a smaller 66 percent of Republicans blame Democrats in Congress. One in seven Republicans  14 percent  say   [TGT] and Republicans are to blame.
Public opinion ahead of Fridayâs deadline is similar to attitudes at the end of the 2013 government shutdown. A Post-ABC poll after it ended found 53 percent of Americans said Republicans were mainly responsible for the shutdown  compared with 29 percent who blamed President Obama. The 24 percentage-point margin of greater blame for Republicans then is slightly larger than the 20-point blame margin for   [TGT] and Republicans in the new poll.
The new poll finds Hispanic adults say by a roughly 3 to 1 margin that Republicans are mainly responsible for a potential government shutdown  with 60 percent blaming   [TGT] and Republicans while 19 percent blame Democrats. Similarly  61 percent of adults under age 30 say  Trump  and Republicans are mainly responsible for the situation  higher than other age groups.