A new poll shows that Americans, regardless of their political party, have no appetite for the games being played by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) or his party when it comes to threats to shut down the government. And the results showed that an overwhelming majority of Americans, by 65 percent, said the Democrats should not do it. The Hill (9/29/25): "Democratic senators increasingly see shutting down the government to send a message to President Trump as a political necessity, Democratic aides and strategists say. Roll Call (9/25/25): "…given demands from Democrats' left-leaning base to stand up to Trump no matter the cost." Axios (9/10/25): "A shutdown fight might be the only action that appeases their deeply unsatisfied party base."