If Trump was hoping that he could increase his approval by shutting down the government (and trying to blame Democrats), then he was spectacularly wrong. Since he shut down the government, his job approval gas dropped by 4 points (from 43% to 39%) and his disapproval has risen by 6 points (from 50% to 56%).
That's be cause about 50% blame Trump (43%) and the Republicans (7%) for the shutdown. Only 31% (about the size of Trump's base) blame the Democrats.
These charts are from a new Morning Consult Poll -- done between December 21st and 23rd of a national sample of 1,992 registered voters, with a 2 point margin of error.
