Since the second day of the shutdown YouGov has asked Americans who they think is the biggest obstacle to bringin it to an end. Here are the latest results:

Who is the biggest obstacle to ending the shutdown of the federal government?

In the days immediately following the beginning of the federal government shutdown, public opinion on who is responsible for its continuation remains almost evenly split between Congressional Republicans (44%) and Democrats (42%).

However, while the share blame on President Barack Obama or Congressional Democrats has hardly moved, from 43% on October 2-3 to 42% on October 4-5, blame on Congressional Republicans appears to have increased marginally, from 38% to 44% over the same period.

Meanwhile, the number of Americans who report being affected by the shutdown – which has resulted in the closure of national parks and monuments, the furlough of around 800,000 federal employee, and other disruptions – has also remained at roughly the same level, if not increasing very slightly from 14% to 18%, within the margin of error.

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