Rasmussen Research polled 1,162 Likely Voters on the Government shutdown. The polling was conducted on 10/2,10/5-6.
Which political party is most to blame for the government shutdown, Republicans or Democrats?
Republican vs Democrat vs Both Equally
Total 41% vs 37% vs 18%
Whites 42% vs 38% vs 17%
Blacks 49% vs 27% vs 15%
Latinos 33% vs 46% vs 17%
Others 33% vs 35% vs 29%
Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Democrats shut down the government to give hundreds of billions of free healthcare to illegal aliens, including the millions of illegal aliens to whom [Joe] Biden [and the] Democrats gave illegal amnesty”?
Agree vs Disagree
Total 49% vs 44%
Whites 49% vs 45%
Blacks 40% vs 49%
Latinos 58% vs 36%
Others 52% vs 39%
Even 28% of people who self-identified as Democrat agreed with the statement. Among the people who blame “both parties equally,” 35% said they agree that Democrats did it for illegal aliens. Among people who blamed Republicans, 21% still said they agree that Democrats did it for illegal aliens.
Rasmussen Spokesman Mark Mitchell explains all the current trends:
