Personal impact of government shutdown on DU.

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68. Thanks for the link to the poll!

I was looking for something to say if this had damaged the GOP in the polls. The Congress critter on Chris Hayes last night made it sound like he had the wind at his back. I knew he was lying, but it always helps to see just by how much:

"In fact, the latest survey from Quinnipiac University contains a ton of bad news for the GOP. For starters, 72 percent of Americans said they are opposed to shutting down the government in an effort to block implemntation of the health care law. A poll last week also showed a wide majority opposed to shutting down the government over Obamacare.

The federal government shut down for the first time since 1996 on Tuesday morning amid Republican-led efforts to include policy concessions on the health care law in must-pass bills to fund the government.

While Quinnipiac's poll showed that the Affordable Care Act remains polarizing — 45 percent support it while 47 percent are opposed — 58 percent said they are opposed to Congress cutting off funding for the law. Seventy-four percent said they disapprove of congressional Republicans while only 17 percent said they approve — their lowest score ever in Quinnipiac's polling."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poll-indicates-gop-has-been-deeply-damaged-by-shutdown-fight

In the end, we're all affected by hurts to vulnerable sectors. Our economy is "trickle-up". This is really economic war, with hundreds of thousands of peoples' ability to support themselves and their families under attack.