President gets slightly higher approval numbers than Democrats over shutdown as majority don't like it

CBS News:
In a new CBS News/YouGov poll, President Donald Trump, congressional Democrats and congressional Republicans all draw lackluster marks for their handling of the government shutdown, with Americans expressing net disapproval for all three. Only about one-third approve (35 percent) of the president's handling of the shutdown, and a majority disapprove. Only about a third (33 percent) approve of the Democrats, while relatively more people are unsure.
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                                                                      Partisan splits are locked in: More than eight in ten Republicans approve of the president's handling of the shutdown, while seven in ten Democrats approve of congressional Democrats' handling.

Among all Americans, the president does draw relatively more of the blame for the shutdown in the first place: 47 percent blame the president and 30 percent blame the Democrats. Twenty percent blame the two, along with congressional Republicans, all equally. Independents are more apt to blame the president.
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A recent ABC poll showed support for the wall actually growing.  As the illogic of the Democrat position dawns on people that could grow more.  The current Democrat position really makes no sense at all.  It would not prevent illegal entry and would lead to more people coming and making bogus asylum claims.  The Democrat plan would cost more require more Border agents and be less effective.

It is interesting how little actual analysis of the Democrat alternative has actually been discussed in the media.  I think is a reflection of media bias that just assumes Democrats are right and the President is wrong.

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