Utter Defeat: Only 8% Say Democrats 'Won' Government Shutdown Battle

Only eight percent of Americans believe Democrats “won” the government shutdown battle, a weekly survey from the Economist/YouGov found.

The survey asked respondents, “In your opinion, who won the shutdown battle?”

Across the board, a plurality, 39 percent, said “neither” side won the shutdown battle, followed by 35 percent who said Republicans. Only eight percent deemed Democrats the victors.

Even Democrats themselves are aware that their side lost. Only 14 percent of Democrats surveyed said Democrats won the shutdown battle, as 25 percent said Republicans and 45 percent said neither side. A slight majority, 52 percent, of Republicans said their side won the shutdown battle, although 26 percent still say neither won. Forty-six percent of independents said neither side had won, follow