If government shuts down, Republicans will get more blame: Poll

Published January 19, 2018 6:18pm ET



More Americans place the blame for a potential government shutdown on President Trump and GOP lawmakers rather than their Democratic counterparts, according to a new poll released Friday.

The Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 48 percent of those surveyed believe Trump and congressional Republicans are to blame for the impending partial government shutdown. Twenty-eight percent, meanwhile, think Democrats are responsible, while 18 percent think both parties are to blame.

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