More Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for shutdown, new poll finds

The CBS News/YouGov poll, conducted between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3 among 2,441 adults, found that 39% of respondents believe Trump and congressional Republicans deserve the most blame for the shutdown. Thirty percent of respondents blame Democrats more, and 31% blame both equally.

The poll also found that 52% of respondents disapprove of the way Trump is handling the shutdown. Fifty-two percent also disapprove of the way congressional Republicans are handling it.

Meanwhile, 49% percent of respondents disapprove of the way Democrats in Congress are handling the shutdown.

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

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