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American politicians from each parties are assigning blame as many of employees remain on uncompensated time off and the funding gap drags on with no conclusion in prospect.

Democrats have resisted to back the Republican funding bill unless lapsing insurance support which they argue many working families count on are continued.

The Republican Party want the opposition to pass a interim measure first and then they can discuss the financial aid.

A Republican Voter, Forty-Nine, GOP Supporter

This California citizen is concerned about the widespread effect of the closure on everyday citizens.

The Republicans have 53 supporters, they need sixty to enact the measure. Could it be that hard to find common ground over seven yeas so that Americans are protected?

If this drags on for a few more weeks, the reality is the public are being hurt, American citizens are being impacted by this and a leader must do something to be the responsible party in the negotiations.

I believe sometimes lawmakers are so removed from the people, the common folk going about their day, so they forget what the struggle is like and I think they need to take that into consideration, particularly if it's 750,000 Americans that are without income.

That's a significant number of Americans not getting paid, that's a large group of Americans not putting their money into the market. Citizens are just being hurt.

Denise Demontagnac, Early Twenties, Democrat

This Maryland citizen recognises this closure will bring suffering to many Americans, but she feels it is a important political fight.

I'm concerned because there is no good outcome with the federal government being closed.

I'm highly anxious about what's going to happen to low-income families, learners who rely on government grants and federal employees.

But this is a good fight for the Democrats to wage. Naturally positions are going to be cut, initiatives are going to lack financial support, which is so unfortunate but I do not believe that is blood that the Democratic Party would have on their record.

I think it's worth it to hold out, this is delivering a strong signal to their voters.

Punal Bhavsar, Thirty-Six, Democratic Supporter

This California voter is worried the Democrats are missing strategy in their funding gap approach.

I question if the Democratic leadership has a strategy for an resolution path to negotiations or how to guide the group away from this.

I don't know if the Democrats have a strong enough narrative to the American people on what they're doing.

In terms of social media messaging, the Republicans certainly have the upper hand. The narrative is not resounding on what the left are attempting.

I'm presently at a point where I'm kind of anxious because government shutdowns harm everyone.

I'm going to be unaffected, but for everyone else who relies on the government, who plans to explore a public land or gallery, they're going to be impacted, if not currently, then in the coming days.

And that is unreasonable.

Jim Sullivan, Mid-Fifties, Republican

This Hoosier State voter claims Democrats are acting strategically with regular Americans and their income.

This is usual politics. It is a continuing resolution they are trying to pass, that the opposition reject.

Many are referring to it as a Democratic closure, it's not on the Republicans, it's due to the Democratic leader, he's proceeding to stay prominent within his own party - in the meanwhile, everyone's in the lurch.

I fail to observe that this is going to end.

The ordinary citizens are stuck in the crossfire, and Democrats are willing to sacrifice them. They're not doing their reputation any benefits when they actually delay matters like this.

Trey Stewart, Late Twenties, Democrat

This Florida resident states the Democratic strategy is a difficult but required one and one that touches his family member, who has been sent home because of the funding gap.

The Democratic approach is a difficult one, but sadly it is a essential one.

They have failed to do a great deal to halt or prevent the current administration's agenda.

I support their strategy, I endorse their rationale for doing it.

The political figure is a bully and if you yield to a aggressor he's going to ask for more, that's how aggressive people operate. So you have to resist a bully to make him recognise you're not going to surrender for nothing.

The point when it becomes too much is when the Democrats start losing the narrative struggle, if the narrative shifts to blaming the left then it might be appropriate to reach a resolution.

A Republican Voter, Mid-Sixties, Republican

This Arizona resident is not directly impacted by the funding lapse so he is accepting of the shutdown lasting a while, if that is what it requires for the GOP to succeed.

I would think after the time that the Democrats have had, I would have anticipated that they would have supported the stopgap measure, at least temporarily.

I am all for what the Republicans are attempting, I'm in favor of reducing public expenditure.

The Democrats have turned so antagonistic of the political leader, no matter what he suggests I think they would look for excuses to battle him.

I individually am not feeling the pressure that other people are, this does not affect.

What little we rely on the public services - what it does provide for us - the closure is will leave unchanged us {whatsoever|at all|in any