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a kennedy

(35,107 posts) Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:21 AM Oct 31

This is interesting.....in a city close to me, population of 51,000 most blame the Democrats for the shutdown.

30 days into the government shutdown, who's to blame?

39.0% Democrats

33.8% Republicans

27.3% President Trump

Was a poll on our local TV station.

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This is interesting.....in a city close to me, population of 51,000 most blame the Democrats for the shutdown. (Original Post) a kennedy Oct 31 OP

The Republicans and Trump are one and the same. So most people blame the other side, not the Democrats. According to Walleye Oct 31 #1

Call them! Tell them the title to the poll is misleading & to correct it! CrispyQ Oct 31 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 31 #3

Bad Polls Metaphorical Oct 31 #4

A plurality is not "most". ThreeNoSeep Oct 31 #5

yep, AI billionaires are going hog wild trying to push the blame on democracy away from the fascists. nt yaesu Oct 31 #8

Check your math. Republicans + Trump are a combined 61.1% Wiz Imp Oct 31 #12

Well crap ThreeNoSeep Oct 31 #21

doesn't matter who thinks what, the party in charge always gets the spankin at the polls. nt yaesu Oct 31 #6

Is that a Sinclair station? Because that poll is constructed in a manner which RockRaven Oct 31 #7

Morgan Murphy Media is the owner of this local CBS station in LaCrosse, Wi. a kennedy Oct 31 #13

If these percentages were gathered from people visiting a TV station website, they mean very little WhiskeyGrinder Oct 31 #9

61.1% blame repubs or tr*mp. nt 2 Meow Momma Oct 31 #10

Yes Kaleva Oct 31 #15

Would like to see more information about the poll and how it was conducted onenote Oct 31 #11

Yah, the local CBS station, it's owned by the Morgan Murphy Media. a kennedy Oct 31 #16

Thanks. So it looks like its WKBT - La Crosse-Eau Claire WI onenote Oct 31 #19

Poll clearly shows majority blame Republicans Kaleva Oct 31 #14

You're completely misreading that poll, which shows more than 60% blame Trump and the Republicans. highplainsdem Oct 31 #17

I highly doubt a local TV station is performing actual statical polls. W_HAMILTON Oct 31 #18

Correct onenote Oct 31 #20

Walleye

(43,618 posts)

1. The Republicans and Trump are one and the same. So most people blame the other side, not the Democrats. According to

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:24 AM

Oct 31

The poll. I don’t know how they can blame the Republicans and not blame Trump and vice versa.

CrispyQ

(40,570 posts)

2. Call them! Tell them the title to the poll is misleading & to correct it!

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:25 AM

Oct 31

A vast majority blame the republicans & president for the shutdown.

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Metaphorical

(2,581 posts)

4. Bad Polls

Reply to Name removed (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:32 AM

Oct 31

This is push-polling 101.

This makes the absurd assumption that Trump and the Republicans are not in fact the same thing, and consequently forces respondents to split the result. I read this as 40% blame the Democrats, and 60% blame Trump and his party, which makes much more sense, BUT this also can be read as the Democrats are more at fault than the Republicans if you then ignore the Trump component.

No reputable pollster would make these kinds of amateurish mistakes, but it seems par for the course with the Fox News crowd.

ThreeNoSeep

(261 posts)

5. A plurality is not "most".

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:40 AM

Oct 31

If this isn't just some BS clickbait, a majority (51.1) blame the Republicans or the Dollar Store Antichrist.

yaesu

(8,872 posts)

8. yep, AI billionaires are going hog wild trying to push the blame on democracy away from the fascists. nt

Reply to ThreeNoSeep (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:45 AM

Oct 31

Wiz Imp

(8,561 posts)

12. Check your math. Republicans + Trump are a combined 61.1%

Reply to ThreeNoSeep (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:48 AM

Oct 31

ThreeNoSeep

(261 posts)

21. Well crap

Reply to Wiz Imp (Reply #12)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:09 PM

Oct 31

Sheesh, and me thinking I'm all clever. 😀

yaesu

(8,872 posts)

6. doesn't matter who thinks what, the party in charge always gets the spankin at the polls. nt

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:43 AM

Oct 31

RockRaven

(18,581 posts)

7. Is that a Sinclair station? Because that poll is constructed in a manner which

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:43 AM

Oct 31

shows either gross incompetence or an agenda.

a kennedy

(35,107 posts)

13. Morgan Murphy Media is the owner of this local CBS station in LaCrosse, Wi.

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:39 PM

Oct 31

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,125 posts)

9. If these percentages were gathered from people visiting a TV station website, they mean very little

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:46 AM

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2 Meow Momma

(6,876 posts)

10. 61.1% blame repubs or tr*mp. nt

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:47 AM

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Kaleva

(40,109 posts)

15. Yes

Reply to 2 Meow Momma (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:40 PM

Oct 31

onenote

(45,948 posts)

11. Would like to see more information about the poll and how it was conducted

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:47 AM

Oct 31

What station? Presumably there is information on its website

A lot of assumptions being made in the comments. I prefer to know the facts first.

a kennedy

(35,107 posts)

16. Yah, the local CBS station, it's owned by the Morgan Murphy Media.

Reply to onenote (Reply #11)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:41 PM

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onenote

(45,948 posts)

19. Thanks. So it looks like its WKBT - La Crosse-Eau Claire WI

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #16)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 09:15 PM

Oct 31

https://www.news8000.com/news/viewer-polls/30-days-into-the-government-shutdown-whos-to-blame/poll_0c0d9537-451f-49e8-821c-44b4cd0a938b.html

Kaleva

(40,109 posts)

14. Poll clearly shows majority blame Republicans

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:39 PM

Oct 31

Last I heard, Trump is a Republican. Only a minority blame Democrats. 39%.

highplainsdem

(59,437 posts)

17. You're completely misreading that poll, which shows more than 60% blame Trump and the Republicans.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:47 PM

Oct 31

W_HAMILTON

(9,979 posts)

18. I highly doubt a local TV station is performing actual statical polls.

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:50 PM

Oct 31

Odds are it was just an internet poll from their website...

onenote

(45,948 posts)

20. Correct

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #18)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 09:15 PM

Oct 31

https://www.news8000.com/news/viewer-polls/30-days-into-the-government-shutdown-whos-to-blame/poll_0c0d9537-451f-49e8-821c-44b4cd0a938b.html

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