YouGov Poll: More Blaming Democrats for Shutdown

Although Americans are still more likely to blame Republicans than Democrats for the partial government shutdown, a YouGov/The Economist poll released Wednesday showed the gap is narrowing.

The poll of 1,622 U.S. adults conducted Oct. 10-13 found that 39% said Republicans in Congress are most responsible for the shutdown, while 33% blamed Democrats.

The 6-point margin is about half last week’s difference, when 41% blamed Republicans and 30% blamed Democrats.

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