A majority of Americans hold Donald Trump and congressional Republicans mainly responsible for the partial federal shutdown, now the longest in history, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Only a quarter back Trump’s claim that there’s a crisis at the southern border and two-thirds oppose him declaring a […] Read more »
Trump, Democrats and GOP draw disapproval over shutdown – CBS News poll
President Donald Trump, congressional Democrats and congressional Republicans all draw lackluster marks for their handling of the government shutdown, with Americans expressing net disapproval for all three. Only about one-third approve (35 percent) of the president’s handling of the shutdown, and a majority disapprove. Only about a third (33 percent) […] Read more »
Trust in the government is extremely low. The shutdown probably won’t help.
Only 18% of Americans said they could trust the government in Washington to do what’s right “just about always” or “most of the time” — nearly the lowest that marker has ever been — in a December 2017 survey by Pew Research. That was well before the longest government shutdown […] Read more »
Most Americans Call Shutdown ‘Embarrassing’ As It’s Set To Become Longest In History
Three-quarters of Americans say the government shutdown, now tied for the longest in U.S. history, is “embarrassing for the country,” including a majority of Republicans, a new NPR/Ipsos Poll finds. … The NPR/Ipsos Poll also found that Trump’s Oval Office address Tuesday had little effect. Just 10 percent of Americans […] Read more »
Everything Old is New Again. Or, Is It? How the government shutdown compares with those of the past
President Donald Trump, the government shutdown, and yes, the border wall. On this week’s Poll Hub, we look at Americans’ attitudes about the shutdown, how the current gridlock reflects past shutdowns, who Americans blame for the gridlock, and whether the issue of the border wall bolsters or weakens President Trump’s […] Read more »
How Americans see illegal immigration, the border wall and political compromise
… As Trump and Democrats press their cases about ways to end the government shutdown, here’s a look at how Americans see illegal immigration – as well as their views toward the border wall and how much political leaders should be open to compromise: CONT. John Gramlich, Pew Read more »