Sunday, October 26, 2025

Shutdown blame game backfires

Despite the best efforts of Democrats, the shutdown blame game doesn’t seem to be working in their favor. Buried in paragraph 19 (not kidding) of this article from The Hill newspaper, President Trump’s approval rating isn’t taking a hit as the funding lapse is in its fourth week. In fact, his poll numbers have gone up a bit. Decision Desk HQ’s polling average shows that Trump’s approval rating was 44

Despite the best efforts of Democrats, the shutdown blame game doesn’t seem to be working in their favor. Buried in paragraph 19 (not kidding) of this article from The Hill newspaper, President Trump’s approval rating isn’t taking a hit as the funding lapse is in its fourth week. In fact, his poll numbers have gone up a bit. Decision Desk HQ’s polling average shows that Trump’s approval rating was 44