Natalie Gonnella
As the budget battle continues with frustrations growing among GOP leaders over negotiations with Democrats, Rasmussen Reporting's latest survey reveals that 57% of likely American voters would actually prefer a government shutdown "if that's what it takes" to implement further spending reform.
In contrast, only three in ten voters say that avoiding shutdown is most important.
Not surprisingly, when broken down by party preference, Rasmussen's recent analysis also notes that:
- "Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Democrats feel it’s better to authorize spending at a level most legislators from their party will agree to rather than have a partial shutdown until both parties can agree on deeper spending cuts. Seventy-four percent (74%) of GOP voters and 70% of unaffiliateds would rather have a shutdown until an agreement on deeper cuts can be reached."
- "Democrats also are more than twice as likely as Republicans and unaffiliated voters to believe that a partial government shutdown would be bad for the economy."
- "Fifty-four percent (54%) of Democrats say avoiding a government shutdown is more important than deeper spending cuts. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans - and 67% of voters not affiliated with either of the major parties – disagree."
The full results of Rasmussen's latest survey is available here.
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