This makes it the 6th longest shutdown in history. The longest is 21 days of Newt Gingrich's shutdown. In 1996, Clinton won re-election in a landslide.
The Harvard-Harris poll has more bad news for Trump. They asked a question that was borderline push polling SHUTDOWN1210 The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that had $5 billion of boarder wall and security but the Democrats in the Senate blocked it, saying they will not fund the barrier the president wants, triggering the partial shutdown. Do you think that the Democrats should fund the $5 billion for the border security or not?but could not get a majority to support building a wall.
Democrats should fund 45%
Should not fund 55%
SHUTDOWN1211 Do you think Donald Trump should give in and withdraw his demand for 5 billion for the border security?
Trump should give in 58%
Should not give in 42%
2020 is not good news either.
Definitely vote for Trump 22%
Probably vote for Trump 11%
Total 33%
Definitely vote for Democrat 33%
Probably vote for the Democrat candidate 11%
Total 44%
Trump
Fav 37%
Unfav 58%
Biden
Fav 54%
Unfav 31%
Obama
Fav 59%
Unfav 35%
Hillary Clinton
Fav 38%
Unfav 55%
Clinton and Trump's numbers are essentially the same. Obama's favorability started going up when Trump and Clinton received their respective party's nomination. Until then Obama was essentially a 50-50 President.
The Harvard-Harris poll has more bad news for Trump. They asked a question that was borderline push polling SHUTDOWN1210 The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that had $5 billion of boarder wall and security but the Democrats in the Senate blocked it, saying they will not fund the barrier the president wants, triggering the partial shutdown. Do you think that the Democrats should fund the $5 billion for the border security or not?but could not get a majority to support building a wall.
Democrats should fund 45%
Should not fund 55%
SHUTDOWN1211 Do you think Donald Trump should give in and withdraw his demand for 5 billion for the border security?
Trump should give in 58%
Should not give in 42%
2020 is not good news either.
Definitely vote for Trump 22%
Probably vote for Trump 11%
Total 33%
Definitely vote for Democrat 33%
Probably vote for the Democrat candidate 11%
Total 44%
Trump
Fav 37%
Unfav 58%
Biden
Fav 54%
Unfav 31%
Obama
Fav 59%
Unfav 35%
Hillary Clinton
Fav 38%
Unfav 55%
Clinton and Trump's numbers are essentially the same. Obama's favorability started going up when Trump and Clinton received their respective party's nomination. Until then Obama was essentially a 50-50 President.