Plurality of Americans believe Democrats shut down govt to benefit illegals

Why is the government shut down?

Rasmussen Research polled 1,162 Likely Voters on the Government shutdown. The polling was conducted on 10/2,10/5-6.

Which political party is most to blame for the government shutdown, Republicans or Democrats?

Republican vs Democrat vs Both Equally

Total 41% vs 37% vs 18%

Whites 42% vs 38% vs 17%
Blacks 49% vs 27% vs 15%
Latinos 33% vs 46% vs 17%
Others 33% vs 35% vs 29%

Do you agree or disagree with this statement: “Democrats shut down the government to give hundreds of billions of free healthcare to illegal aliens, including the millions of illegal aliens to whom [Joe] Biden [and the] Democrats gave illegal amnesty”?

Agree vs Disagree

Total 49% vs 44%
Whites 49% vs 45%
Blacks 40% vs 49%
Latinos 58% vs 36%
Others 52% vs 39%

Even 28% of people who self-identified as Democrat agreed with the statement. Among the people who blame “both parties equally,” 35% said they agree that Democrats did it for illegal aliens. Among people who blamed Republicans, 21% still said they agree that Democrats did it for illegal aliens.

 

Rasmussen Spokesman Mark Mitchell explains all the current trends:


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