In Reply to: How the world is responding to Israel’s interception of the Gaza posted by mh on October 02, 2025 at 09:14:56
A Washington Post poll conducted on Oct. 1, the first day of the shutdown, found that 47% of U.S. adults blame Trump and Republicans in Congress, while 30% blame Democrats and 23% said they're not sure.
The survey found that independents blamed Trump and Republicans over Democrats by a wide margin of 50% to 22%. And one-third of Republicans were either unsure who to blame (25%) or blamed their party (8%).
A New York Times/Siena poll taken in late September found that blaming both sides equally for a shutdown was the most popular answer, chosen by 33% of registered voters. Another 26% would blame Trump and Republicans, while 19% would blame Democrats, and 21% said they hadn't heard enough to say.
A poll by Marist, PBS News and NPR in late found that 38% would blame Republicans, while 27% said they'd blame Democrats. Another 31% said they'd blame both parties equally and 5% said they'd blame neither or were unsure who was at fault.
In a Morning Consult poll taken in late September, 45% of registered voters said they'd blame Republicans in Congress for a shutdown, while 32% said they'd blame Democrats. Another 16% had no opinion, while 7% chose "other." Independents blamed Republicans over Democrats by a margin of 41% to 24%.