As Republicans and Democrats remain locked in a stalemate over the government shutdown, Americans have grown increasingly frustrated with both parties, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Some 67% of the 1,154 respondents said Republicans deserve “at least a fair amount” of blame for the shutdown as it stretched into Day 10, while 63% said the same of Democrats. President Donald Trump also drew scrutiny with 63% saying he deserved a share of the blame.
The survey had a margin error of 3 percentage points in either direction, meaning the level of blame is broadly similar for the clashing political parties and for Trump.
The Senate adjourned Thursday after failing to advance the House-passed Republican bill and will not return until Tuesday, meaning the shutdown will extend into next