Americans blame GOP for budget mess

November 15, 1995
Web posted at: 11:10 a.m. EST

While Americans have shifted toward the Republicans in the question of who has the best approach toward dealing with the budget deficit, more blame the GOP than Democrats for the bringing about the partial government shutdown this week, according to a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. The poll sampled the opinions of 652 adult Americans on Tuesday. Sampling error is plus or minus four percentage points.

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CNN Interactive's Federal Shutdown Page

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Previous CNN/USA Today/Gallup Polls:

• November 10: Budget cuts may hurt GOP
• October 10: Views of Powell vary by race
• September 29: Perot's Independence Party
• September 27: Powell and presidential politics
• September 26: GOP performance
• September 16: Clinton, Dole, welfare and medicare issues

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