GALLUP: — Americans are closely divided over whether the Republicans in Congress (42%) or President Obama and the Democrats (39%) are doing the better job in the current efforts to agree on a new federal budget…
This finding comes from a new USA Today/Gallup survey conducted Feb. 22 as the two sides of the aisle in Washington jockey over spending cuts, and how far to push the threat of a government shutdown if they can’t accomplish their budget goals.
The same poll indicates that Republican and Democratic leaders alike have important aspects of public opinion on their side in the mounting budget battle. Potentially most helpful to Democrats is the finding that, by 60% to 32%, more Americans want legislators who share their views on the budget to agree on a compromise budget rather than hold out for a budget they mostly agree with, which would trigger a government shutdown after March 4.A.. (more)
