Unlike most past government shutdowns, polls showed voters this time placed the blame mostly on President Trump and congressional Republicans — not on Democrats, even though it was Democrats who refused to support the continuing resolutions.

Trump himself acknowledged the political fallout, publicly stating the shutdown hurt his party in last week’s elections.

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