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American politicians from each parties are assigning blame as numerous of workers remain on furlough and the shutdown continues with no conclusion in view.

Democrats have refused to support the GOP spending plan unless expiring healthcare subsidies which they say many laboring parents depend on are continued.

Republicans want the opposition to enact a interim measure beforehand and then they can address the subsidies.

A Republican Voter, Forty-Nine, GOP Supporter

This California citizen is concerned about the extensive consequences of the closure on everyday Americans.

The GOP have 53 votes, they require 60 to pass the measure. Is it really that hard to find common ground over a handful of votes so that the public are protected?

If this continues for an extended period, the bottom line is Americans are being harmed, the populace are being touched by this and someone must do something to be the adult in the group.

I feel 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 believe they need to remember that, especially if it's a large number of Americans that are without income.

That's a large group of Americans missing wages, that's a significant number of citizens failing to contribute their earnings into the economy. The public are just being harmed.

Denise Demontagnac, Twenty-Two, Democrat

This Old Line State resident acknowledges this shutdown will bring suffering to many US citizens, but she believes it is a worthy political fight.

I'm concerned because there is no favorable conclusion with the government being shut down.

I'm extremely concerned about what's going to happen to low-income families, scholars who rely on federal scholarships and public servants.

But this is a good fight for the Democrats to fight. Naturally jobs are going to be cut, programmes are going to go without funding, which is so disappointing but I do not believe that is blood that the Democrats would have on their hands.

I feel it's valuable to hold out, this is delivering a powerful message to their constituents.

Punal Bhavsar, Thirty-Six, Democratic Supporter

This California resident is worried the Democratic Party lack tactics in their funding gap strategy.

I am unsure if the Senate Democratic leader has a strategy for an resolution path to talks or how to lead the party out of this.

I am uncertain if the Democrats have a effective narrative to the American people on what they're doing.

In terms of online communication, the Republicans certainly have the advantage. The communication is not resounding on what the left are trying to do.

I'm already at a point where I'm somewhat nervous because federal closures hurt the public.

I'm going to be unaffected, but for others who depends on the government, who hopes to go visit a National Park or gallery, they're going to be affected, if not immediately, then in the near future.

And that is unreasonable.

Jim Sullivan, 55, GOP Supporter

This Hoosier State voter claims Democrats are playing politics with everyday Americans and their livelihood.

This is typical politics. It is a continuing resolution they are trying to enact, that the opposition don't support.

People are calling it a Democratic closure, it's not due to the GOP, it's because of the opposition, he's doing it to stay prominent within his own party - in the meanwhile, all are in the uncertainty.

I do not perceive that this is going to end.

The real people are trapped between sides, and the left are ready to disregard them. They're failing to do themselves any favours when they really delay things like this.

Trey Stewart, Late Twenties, Democrat

This Sunshine State resident claims the Democratic strategy is a difficult but required one and one that touches his family member, who has been placed on leave because of the shutdown.

Democrats' approach is a challenging one, but sadly it is a required one.

They have been unable to do a great deal to halt or block the current administration's priorities.

I agree with their tactic, I endorse their justification for proceeding.

The current president is a intimidator and if you acquiesce to a bully he's going to demand further compromises, that's how such individuals work. So you have to confront a intimidator to make him understand you're not going to give things up for nothing.

The point when it crosses a line is when the Democrats start suffering in the PR battle, if the story shifts to blaming the Democrats then it might be necessary to reach a resolution.

A Republican Voter, Sixty-Four, GOP Supporter

This Arizona voter is insulated by the closure so he is supportive of the halt persisting, if that is what it is needed for the GOP to prevail.

I would think after the period that the Democrats have had, I would have assumed that they would have supported the temporary funding, at least for now.

I am all for what the Republicans are trying to do, I'm fully supportive of cutting government spending.

The left have become so opposed of the political leader, regardless of what he proposes I think they would look for excuses to fight him.

I personally am not experiencing the immediacy that some people are, this doesn't directly impact.

The minimal we rely on the public services - what it offers for us - the closure is will not affect us {whatsoever|at all|in any