New Poll: As Predicted, Americans Blame Both Parties for the Shutdown

Right before the ongoing government shutdown began, I wrote over in that other Washington publication, “Sure, the parties can point to polling indicating that the public blames the opposition more than themselves, but very few elected officials exit a government shutdown with their reputation enhanced, and there’s always a significant chunk of Americans who conclude, ‘a plague o’ both your houses.’”

And now, a bit more than two weeks later, here we are: