Via NBC News: A Washington Post poll conducted on Oct. 1, the first day of the shutdown, found that 47% of U.S. adults blame Trump and Republicans in Congress, while 30% blame Democrats and 23% said they're not sure. The survey found that independents blamed Trump and Republicans over Democrats by a wide margin of 50% to 22%. And one-third of Republicans were either unsure who to blame (25%) or blamed their party (8%). While I'm glad to see that far more people are rightly blaming Trump & Congressional Republicans, it's the other section of the survey which I find more noteworthy: Federal subsidies that reduce the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance plans are scheduled to end at the end of this year. Should these subsidies... Be Extended: 71% End as Scheduled: 29% That's right: Americans support extending the enhanced federal tax credits by more than a 2:1 margin, which I find pleasantly surprising given that only around 7% of the total population is enrolled in an ACA exchange plan. But wait, there's more: (Among those who said subsidies should be extended) Do you think Democrats in Congress should...?