The public continues to blame Republicans more than Democrats for the government shutdown despite the GOP’s best efforts to convince the people otherwise.

In an ABC News- Washington Post -Ipsos poll released Thursday, 45% of respondents said President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are responsible for the shutdown, while 33% said congressional Democrats are responsible, and another 22% were not sure.

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The survey comes as leading figures in the Trump administration, s

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