House speaker chaos: New poll shows Americans increasingly blame Republicans for dysfunction

[Dulcinea]

As House Republicans continue to struggle to elect a new speaker, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Americans increasingly blame them more than Democrats for the dysfunction on Capitol Hill.

The survey of 1,675 U.S. adults, which was conducted from Oct. 12 to 16, found that a full two-thirds (66%) now say conservative Republicans deserve at least “some” blame for “the current gridlock in Washington” (up 7 points since January), while nearly as many (64%, up 11 points) say the same about moderate Republicans.

In contrast, there has been no change in the number of Americans who say progressive Democrats deserve at least some blame (57%), while the number who say moderate Democrats deserve at least some blame (52%, up 2 points) has barely budged.

https://news.yahoo.com/house-speaker-chaos-new-poll-shows-americans-increasingly-blame-republicans-for-dysfunction-in-congress-184926836.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=0_00

[Walleye]

1. The survey question should be, "who is causing this clusterfuck?"

Republicans are very bad at nuance

[gab13by13]

2. There is another thread close to this one

that claims that dysfunction is a smoke screen. Dysfunction is actually an excuse for Magats getting what they want, a shutdown, no funding for Ukraine, no nothing, chaos.

Maybe it just isn't dysfunction but the plan.

[SergeStorms]

3. I believe that's 100% correct.

One way or another, they're going to destroy this country. If they can't do it at the ballot box or by stacking the Supreme Court, they'll bring it down by making Congress useless.

Republicans are the absolute best at all things useless.

[MontanaMama]

7. +1

It's all part of the plan, imho. I'm getting used to my tin foil hat.

[live love laugh]

4. Next up: Expect more R's to run undercover as D's

and either switch after being elected or sabotage from within.

[padah513]

5. Yes, by hook or crook

We've seen at least two examples of that in the last year, one in Texas and one in North Carolina I believe, though not sure.

[SouthernDem4ever]

12. It will be up to the DNC and State Dem Chairs to make sure this doesn't happen.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. The GOP has ceased being an organized political party

[Captain Zero]

8. There are MODERATE Republicans?

Coulda fooled me.

[JPPaverage]

9. "Some" blame?!

How about all the blame?

[SouthernDem4ever]

11. Right!?? WTF

People are really that stupid or the pollsters?

[AllaN01Bear]

10. i hate u , u hate me , were a dysfunctional family and a shot in the dark and on the floor lies a purple diansaur.

[Mblaze]

13. I say the American voter is to blame.

They seem to have the memory of a goldfish.

[BigmanPigman]

14. I always say "the memory of a gnat"

Same thing

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. I think the media they consume is ALSO to blame.

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Goldfish may have short memories, but the steady diet of lies they're fed must share some blame.