CNBC's All-American Economic Survey, conducted 8-12 October:

53% of Americans blame Trump and the Republicans for the shutdown

37% blame Democrats

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"We enter this crisis week with Trump out of the country and Mike Johnson having functionally dissolved the House. Republicans are completely AWOL. Unconcerned. Reckless. Irresponsible. Just un-American levels of sabotage, plunder, and betrayal."

~ Simon Rosenberg

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"And that’s to say nothing of the Nov. 1 date that open enrollment begins for Affordable Care Act health plans. That’s when people will start to see just how much their premiums are set to skyrocket because insurers aren’t confident Democrats and Republicans will reach a deal to extend enhanced tax credits before they expire at the end of the year — a central point of conflict amid the partisan shutdown impasse."

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"Popular programs that provide nutrition assistance, early childhood education and air service to rural communities are now among those about to run out of money.

Thousands of federal employees will also miss their first full paychecks this week, so services like TSA screenings and air traffic control operations could be further stunted if those workers stop showing up…."

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"The government shutdown gets uglier at the end of this week.

With President Donald Trump traveling abroad and Congress still deeply divided over a path to fund federal agencies, a pileup of deadlines on and around Nov. 1 is set to put many U.S. households at risk of new hardship:"

~ Jennifer Scholtes

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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/27/government-shutdown-funding-programs-00622376