# A CBS News/YouGov poll has found that 39-percent of Americans blame president Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress most for the federal government shutdown. The impasse largely centres on enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which Democrats say need to be addressed now, and Republicans argue should wait to be debated until the end of the year. According to the poll, 40-percent of Democrats and 45-percent of Republicans believe the parties’ positions are not worth a shutdown. Forty-nine-percent of Americans are concerned about the effect of the government shutdown on the economy.
Poll shows voters are placing more blame on Republicans for the government shutdown