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It's Upside-Down World in GOP-land

As I noted yesterday, while I'm about as big a fan of Congressional Republicans as the pope is of Saw films, I think the onus of the government shutdown should fall on Donald Trump's shoulders. Throughout the process, the man contradicted himself more times than Bill Clinton has bit his lower lip in the past 50 years. Call me crazy, but it's difficult to know what a president will or won't sign when he consistently provides conflicting messages on just that. While I don't really fault Congressional Republicans or Democrats for what happened over the weekend, however, I find it quite perplexing, to the point of being comical, how Republicans in general have responded to said shutdown. In a newly released NBC News poll, which was conducted after the start of the shutdown, here were a few of the results:

Who's to blame for the government shutdown?
Democrats/Independents: 54.4% Trump, 23.9% Republicans (78.3% combined), 18.1% Democrats (net +60.2% Republicans/-60.2% Democrats)
Republicans: 9% Trump, 4% Republicans (13% combined), 85% Democrats (net +72% Democrats, -72% Republicans)
Difference: 132.2%

Did President Trump show good leadership?
Democrats/Independents: 17.5% Yes, 80.5% No (Net -63%)
Republicans: 78% Yes, 18% No (Net +60%)
Difference: 123%

Do you support DACA?
Democrats/Independents: 73.7% Yes, 20.0% No (Net +53.7%)
Republicans: 42% Yes, 55% No (Net -13%)
Difference: 66.7%

Look at the stark contrast in numbers between Democrats/Independents and Republicans. The differences are astounding, with the low number being 66.7%. It's like I've been saying for quite some time, and it's growing ever more apparent, the Republican Party lives in bizarro world.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-democrats-trump-blame-government-shutdown-n840246

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