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The Shutdown Blame Game Is Over — and Trump Lost

Fewer voters see Trump as "tough" and "energetic" now than they did at the beginning of his term.

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Andrew Wilson
Oct 07, 2025
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The numbers are in, and the American people know who’s responsible for the government shutdown: Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

According to a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted October 1–3, nearly 2 in 5 Americans blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown. History tells us that whoever gets blamed early stays blamed — and…

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