WTF? CBS News poll says:

[Bay Boy]

Who would you blame for a government shutdown?

44% would blame the Republicans
but how in the HELL do
35% blame the President and Democratics

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

1. Please. Don't accept polls. They're Bullshit.

Ask Rasmussen or Gallup why their polls are suspect. It's all in how you ask the question.

[icymist]

9. Yup!

eom

[Tx4obama]

2. It's GOPers that would blame the Democrats - the ones that do not like President Obama.

[The Magistrate]

3. Tea-Party Types And Kin, Sir, Can Be Counted On For A 'Thanks Obama' Over Anything

I expect that runs about a third or so even on a good day.

[coldmountain]

13. I've seen people blame Obama for their car tags going up!

35% of America really is bats#it crazy when it comes to politics

[mucifer]

4. Have you listened to the MSM news? It's crap. The spout republican talking points.

[seveneyes]

5. Not hard to believe

One of the alphabet news agencies was able to convince people truck fuel tanks were exploding on impact after they (secretly) wired one up to ignite on camera in a "test" run for one of their "news" shows. They can all be safely ignored.

[kenny blankenship]

6. Maybe because Democrats do a really terrible job explaining why the fault belongs to Republicans?

They do a really really terrible job, mainly by NOT TRYING AT ALL. To attempt to explain why things are actually the Republican's fault, they would have TO STOP AGREEING WITH THEM SO MUCH ON BASIC PREMISES ABOUT ECONOMICS AND GOVERNMENT.

Since they are largely unwilling to openly depart from the Reagan Consensus and to disagree with Republicans about basic matters, they CONTINUE TO SUCK AT BEING DIFFERENT. Hence they will continue to get blamed in like measure with Republicans for the malfunctioning of our government as it staggers along under the rotten dead weight of Reaganism.

[Glassunion]

7. Simple...

At least 35% of Republicans have an opposable thumb to answer the phone.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Because 30-35% are core supporters of the GOP

Anytime you have a scandal (regardless of side) it's hard to break the 30% bottom

[Scurrilous]

10. ODS strikes again. n/t

[gopiscrap]

11. Because they're ignorant low information voters

who probably haven't read a book, or an analysis of a political issue at any point in their life.

[tjwash]

12. Disn't the same pollsters have rmoney winning in a landslide?

[NutmegYankee]

14. The "backwash" third of voters mde famous by Colbert.

The same third who never disapproved of Bush.

[arthritisR_US]

15. That is probably the Faux News contingency. n/t

[hrmjustin]

16. Because the GOp will blame Obama for anything.

[bigwillq]

17. Makes sense to me

35 percent are probably repukes

Pretty simple.

[Rex]

18. I blame the M$M for smoke and mirrors for who is to blame.

It is the responsibility of the media to inform the masses of news that could affect them good or bad and to report it accurately.

Or fuck it, let's just read about Bat Boy. I hear he is running for office on Mars.