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Polls: Americans put more blame on GOP for shutdown
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/30/government-shutdown-blame-republicans-polls/2897197/(emphasis my own)
Hours before a shutdown of the federal government could begin, two polls show Americans are largely directing their wrath at Republicans.
Two news media polls released Monday show Americans are spreading the blame to Republicans in Congress, their Democratic counterparts and President Obama.
More than six in 10 Americans, or 63%, disapprove of the way the GOP is handling the budget impasse that could force the first government shutdown in 17 years, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.
That's 13 points higher than Obama's disapproval rating on the issue and 7 points higher than congressional Democrats, the ABC News/Washington Post poll says.
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The fact that this isn't overwhelmingly against GOPers attests to the GOP's mastery of the techniques of Propaganda, in particular The Big Lie, in causing confusion of the situation in the minds of citizens. Of course, the GOP toadies manning the Corporate media for the GOP deserve an unhealthy share of the blame.
