New polling shows that a plurality of Americans are supportive of at least a ‘partial government shutdown’ until Congressional Republicans and Democrats can either agree to cut spending or at least keep it at its currently level.
The Rasmussen Reports poll of 1,020 Likely Voters found that only 40 percent of respondents opposed a government shutdown, while 48 percent were supportive. In addition, 63 percent of voters believe that any new spending bill should include provisions to increase border security.
Negotiations among Republican members of the House of Representatives have come to a standstill after a temporary spending measure negotiated by Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) – and backed by Freedom Caucus stalwart Chip Roy (R-TX) – fell apart with several other conservative factions still opposing.