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Poll: Government shutdown blame divided between Republicans and Democrats

By Charlie Spiering
Published September 24, 2013 12:00am ET
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Poll: Government shutdown blame divided between Republicans and Democrats
Heavily Democratic constituencies -- blacks, Hispanics (in most states) and gentry liberals -- tend to be clustered in central cities, certain sympathetic suburbs and university towns, which gives Democrats enormous percentages. But Republicans are spread more evenly around the rest of the country. (Photo: Thinkstock) | Cienpies Design

Americans appear willing to blame both Republicans and Democrats if there is a government shutdown, according to a new Pew Research Poll.

Thirty-nine percent would blame the Republicans and 36 percent would blame President Obama, according to a poll of 1,003 adults. Seventeen percent of those polled volunteered that both parties would be equally to blame.

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