New Poll: Which party do Americans think won government shutdown negotiations? [View all]

This is very maddening!!



Which party do Americans think won government shutdown negotiations?
Republicans, new poll says

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/16/republicans-won-government-shutdown/87307434007/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us


Nov 16, 2025 2:35 p.m. ET Karissa Waddick

Most Americans now believe Republicans, rather than Democrats, won the government shutdown fight, according to a new poll published Nov. 15.

The CBS News and YouGov poll, conducted between Nov. 13 and 14, found that 55% of Americans believe President Donald Trump and Republicans got more of what they wanted from negotiations that ended the shutdown. Only 6% said Democrats came out on top, and 24% said neither party was victorious.

The results come weeks after Democrats cited their victories in the 2025 elections as a referendum on Trump and Republican leadership. The survey also stands in stark contrast with polls taken amid the shutdown that showed Republicans shouldering the brunt of voter criticism.

About 70% of Republicans believe their party compromised the “right amount” during negotiations, while 55% of Democrats said their party gave in too much, according to the CBS News survey.

More Americans disapprove of the way Democrats handled the shutdown (60%), compared to Republicans (54%). A majority of those polled (56%) said they disapproved of the way Trump led through the funding fight. ...............................