New NBC/WSJ poll has Obama's approval going up while the Republicans are really damaged. The GOP's scores are the LOWEST in 20 years!
http://online.wsj.com/...
Americans are fed up. They are tired of brinkmanship.
Republicans have taken a HUGE hit:
Participants in the poll gave the Republican Party overall its lowest marks in the history of Journal polling, which goes back to 1989: More than twice as many hold a negative view of the GOP as a positive one. By contrast, the number of Americans viewing the Democratic Party positively or negatively was nearly equal, at about 40%.
Far more blame Republicans than Obama for the shutdown.
n all, 53% of those polled blamed Republicans for the shutdown, compared with 31% who blamed Mr. Obama—numbers that showed the GOP taking a worse beating than the party did 17 years ago during the last extended shutdown, under President Bill Clinton.
Although Obama has taken a hit, it is not nearly as bad as the Republicans.
Asked about the current budget battle, 70% of participants faulted Republicans in Congress for putting their political agenda ahead of what's good for the country. In a separate question, 51% said Mr. Obama was more concerned about his agenda than the good of the country. The public was divided over the president's refusal to negotiate with Republicans unless they reopen the government and raise the federal debt ceiling, with 40% agreeing with his stand and 43% disagreeing.
In all this poll is TOXIC for the GOP:
Bill McInturff , a Republican pollster who conducted the poll along with Democratic pollsters Fred Yang and Peter Hart , called the data "toxic" and noted key areas in which the GOP had suffered from what he called "an ideological boomerang" contrary to the outcome sought when members of the party launched the budget fight last month.
And Obamacare got an uptick!
The poll also showed a slight uptick in support overall for the health law and a larger jump, to 52%, in support of the government doing more to solve people's problems.
Please proceed GOP!