Poll: Government Shutdown Has Done Major Damage To the GOP's Image

Two in three Republicans or Republican-leaning independents view the recent fiscal stalemate negatively

The budget confrontation that led to a partial government shutdown dealt a major blow to the GOP's image and has exposed significant divisions between tea party supporters and other Republicans, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The survey highlights just how badly the GOP hard-liners and the leaders who went along with them misjudged the public mood. In the aftermath, eight in 10 Americans say they disapprove of the shutdown. Two in three Republicans or independents who lean Republican share a negative view of the impasse. And even a majority of those who support the tea party movement disapprove.

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[sticks]

Poll me!

[mad.casual]

Agreed, poll me too. The fiscal cliff wasn't and the shutdown didn't phenomenally effect private-sector employment or market confidence. At least, not nearly as confidence shaking and employment crippling as the march of Obamacare.

I commend Sen. Cruz on his ability to refrain from climbing to the top of the nearest mountain with the largest privately-funded bullhorn and shouting "See? I told you we can live without government!"