Americans concerned about shutdown, more blame GOP and Trump than Democrats: Poll

Thursday marks the 30th day of the federal government shutdown and the American public has grown more concerned about the shutdown throughout the month and more disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the federal government, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel. More Americans blame Trump and the Republicans in Congress than the Democrats for the shutdown, the poll finds. Three-quarters of Americans say they are concerned about the government shutdown, up from two-thirds who said the same on the first day of the shutdown in a Washington Post poll . Now, 43% of Americans say that they are "very" concerned about the shutdown, up from 25% on Oct. 1. Nearly half of Americans, 45%, say Trump and congressional Republicans are resp