More than four in 10 Americans believe President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are to blame for the month-long government shutdown, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll .

The new survey found that 45% of U.S. adults view Trump and the GOP as “mainly responsible” for the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. One-third of the poll’s respondents blamed congressional Democrats, while 22% said they were “not sure.”

Responses broke sharply along party lines, with about 80% of Democrats blaming Trump and the GOP and 72% of Republicans blaming congressional Democrats. Of those who identified as Independents, 46% said Republicans were responsible and 23% blamed Democrats.

And with the shutdown set to extend to at least next Monday , concern among Americans is

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