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This poll from WaPo says more people blame republicans for the shutdown:

By a 17-percentage-point margin, the poll finds more saying Trump and Republicans are responsible for the partial government shutdown than Democrats in Congress, while a sizable 23 percent say they are not sure. In an open-ended question, those blaming Trump and Republicans cited a refusal to compromise, the party’s control of the presidency and Congress, and Trump’s actions. People who blamed Democrats also criticized the party for refusing to compromise or said that they always oppose Trump’s actions. Some also echoed false claims by Trump and Republicans that Democratic lawmakers are trying to force the government to offer full health care benefits to people who are in the country illegally.
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The poll shows two factors driving opinions about Republicans. Political independents are more than twice as likely to say Trump and Republicans are responsible for the shutdown as Democrats, 50 percent vs. 22 percent. Second, while 67 percent of Republicans blame Democrats for the shutdown, an even larger 87 percent of Democrats blame Trump and Republicans.
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Public opinion today is comparable to several past government shutdowns when Republicans have shouldered the bulk of the blame, including twice during Trump’s first presidential term.

One exception to this pattern was a near government shutdown in the fall of 2023, when more Americans said they would blame President Joe Biden and the Democrats for a possible government shutdown than would blame Republicans (40 percent to 33 percent). Democrats struck a last-minute deal with Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (California) to keep the government open; Republicans voted to remove McCarthy from his post just days later.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactiv...

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