What polling shows about the politics of government shutdowns

By LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON AP President Donald Trump got a substantial amount of blame during the last partial regime shutdown which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over margin wall funding but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time the outcome could be very different A New York Times Siena poll conducted last week prior to the shutdown shows that largest part registered voters did not want Democrats to shut down the administration if their demands were not met although both parties could end up receiving specific blame for the resulting closure Here is what AP-NORC polling displayed about the shutdown and what latest polling suggests about how voters could react as the current shutdown unfolds Numerous blamed Trump for the last partial establishment shutdown The last cabinet shutdown took place in late and early after Trump demanded money for a U S -Mexico demarcation wall Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a Democrat refused to negotiate unless Trump allowed the leadership to reopen In an AP-NORC poll conducted during that shutdown about in Americans mentioned Donald Trump had a great deal or quite a bit of responsibility for the partial shutdown About in noted that about Republicans in Congress and roughly half disclosed that about Democrats in Congress It was seen as a vital concern at the time as airport delays and missed paychecks for federal workers brought urgency to efforts to resolve the standoff About two-thirds of U S adults announced the partial regime shutdown was a major trouble for the country Democrats were more likely than Republicans to see it as a large issue The bulk didn t want Democrats to force a shutdown this time In the Times Siena poll about two-thirds of registered voters noted the Democrats should not shut down the governing body even if their demands were not met Democrats in Congress had demanded an extension to expiring fitness care benefits in order to pass the bill to extend ruling body funding Republicans in Congress had refused but offered a stopgap bill to keep the cabinet open for several weeks which Democrats rejected Related Articles FIFA VP pushes back on Trump comments about moving World Cup games from dangerous cities New York rapper who joined Trump at campaign rally sentenced to years for attempted murder As Trump punts on curative debt battle over victim protections moves to states The US military has long been an engine of social change Hegseth s approach runs counter to that States target ultraprocessed foods in bipartisan push Registered Democrats may have been more eager than voters overall to see their party s leadership force a shutdown commented the Democrats should refuse to fund the regime if their demands were not met The move was less popular among independents and Republicans About in Republicans and roughly in independents mentioned Democrats should not shut down the administration even if their demands were not met But depending on what happens next there could be plenty of blame to go around About one-quarter of registered voters in the Times Siena poll which was conducted prior to the shutdown disclosed they would blame Trump and the Republicans in Congress if a shutdown happened while about in disclosed they would place blame on congressional Democrats About one-third stated they d blame both sides equally What Americans think of Congress Congress had sparse fans with the American residents even before the shutdown It s hard to find an American who has a great deal of confidence in the way Congress is being run according to AP-NORC polling Only stated they had a high level of confidence in the people running Congress in polling from this summer About half had only selected and had hardly any confidence in how Congress was being run Confidence tends to be low among Democrats and Republicans regardless of which party is in power About in Republicans had a great deal of confidence in Congress compared to of Democrats