WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Americans are divided about blame for a potential government shutdown, with a large number saying folks are playing politics, a Washington Post poll indicates.
Thirty-six percent of respondents say Republicans would be at fault if no budget agreement is struck by Friday in time to avert a shutdown, while 35 percent say the Obama administration would be to blame, results released Tuesday indicated. Nearly one in five say the two camps share equal responsibility.
Congress is inching toward passage of an interim spending bill that would keep federal agencies open through March 18, giving themselves two weeks to try to craft a bill that would fund government for the rest of fiscal year 2011, ending Sept. 30.
If the temporary extension becomes effective this week as expected, Obama would have an edge over the GOP in the public's eye about whether both sides are making a concerted effort to keep the government operating, results indicated. A third of all respondents said Republicans are trying to resolve the budget battle. For Obama, that number is 10 percentage points higher.
However, lots of people said they think Obama and the Republicans are posturing. Fifty-nine percent of those asked said they thought the Republicans were playing politics, while 50 percent said they thought the president was doing the same.
Results are base on a nationwide survey of 1,009 adults Thursday through Sunday. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
Copyright 2011 by United Press International
Thirty-six percent of respondents say Republicans would be at fault if no budget agreement is struck by Friday in time to avert a shutdown, while 35 percent say the Obama administration would be to blame, results released Tuesday indicated. Nearly one in five say the two camps share equal responsibility.
Congress is inching toward passage of an interim spending bill that would keep federal agencies open through March 18, giving themselves two weeks to try to craft a bill that would fund government for the rest of fiscal year 2011, ending Sept. 30.
If the temporary extension becomes effective this week as expected, Obama would have an edge over the GOP in the public's eye about whether both sides are making a concerted effort to keep the government operating, results indicated. A third of all respondents said Republicans are trying to resolve the budget battle. For Obama, that number is 10 percentage points higher.
However, lots of people said they think Obama and the Republicans are posturing. Fifty-nine percent of those asked said they thought the Republicans were playing politics, while 50 percent said they thought the president was doing the same.
Results are base on a nationwide survey of 1,009 adults Thursday through Sunday. The margin of error is 3.5 percentage points.
Copyright 2011 by United Press International
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