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American lawmakers from both factions are pointing fingers as numerous of workers are on furlough and the shutdown drags on with no end in sight.

Democrats have refused to support the Republican spending plan unless ending healthcare subsidies that they claim many employed households depend on are renewed.

Republicans want Democrats to enact a temporary measure initially and then they can discuss the financial aid.

Misty Dennis, Forty-Nine, GOP Supporter

This Golden State resident is anxious about the extensive consequences of the closure on ordinary people.

The Republicans have fifty-three votes, they require sixty to enact the bill. Is it really that hard to come together over 7 yeas so that Americans are protected?

If this persists for an extended period, the bottom line is US citizens are being harmed, the populace are being touched by this and someone should take action to be the adult in the room.

I feel sometimes legislators are so far away from ordinary citizens, the average individual managing daily affairs, so they overlook what the hardship is like and I think they should factor that in, notably if it's 750,000 Americans that are not getting paid.

That's a significant number of people without pay, that's a significant number of Americans not putting their money into the economy. Citizens are just being negatively impacted.

Denise Demontagnac, Early Twenties, Democrat

This Maryland citizen understands this funding lapse will bring suffering to many Americans, but she feels it is a necessary political fight.

I'm concerned because there is no positive result with the federal government being inactive.

I'm extremely concerned about what's going to happen to poor households, scholars who need public aid and public servants.

But this is a worthwhile battle for the Democratic Party to fight. Certainly positions are going to be lost, services are going to lack financial support, which is so regrettable but I do not believe that is blood that the Democratic Party would have on their conscience.

I think it's valuable to hold out, this is communicating a strong statement to their supporters.

Punal Bhavsar, Mid-Thirties, Democratic Supporter

This California voter is anxious the Democrats do not have a plan in their closure approach.

I question if the Democratic leadership has a strategy for an off-ramp to discussions or how to get the party out of this.

I am uncertain if the Democrats have a effective communication to the public on what they're pursuing.

In terms of digital outreach, the Republicans certainly have the advantage. The communication is not resounding on what Democrats are attempting.

I'm currently at a point where I'm somewhat anxious because government shutdowns harm the public.

I'm going to be unaffected, but for others who needs the federal system, who wants to tour a public land or gallery, they're going to be inconvenienced, if not immediately, then in the short term.

And that is unreasonable.

Jim Sullivan, Mid-Fifties, Republican

This Indiana resident claims the left are acting strategically with regular Americans and their livelihood.

This is usual political maneuvering. It is a temporary funding they are seeking to approve, that the Democrats don't support.

Many are labeling it a Democratic closure, it's not the fault of the Republicans, it's on the Democratic leader, he's proceeding to stay prominent within his group - in the meantime, everyone's in the lurch.

I do not perceive that this is going to end.

The real people are stuck in the crossfire, and the left are willing to sacrifice the public. They're failing to do their cause any advantages when they actually hold up issues like this.

A Democratic Voter, 27, Democratic Supporter

This Florida voter claims Democrats' approach is a difficult but necessary one and one that impacts his family member, who has been placed on leave because of the shutdown.

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

They have been unable to do much to halt or block the government's priorities.

I endorse their tactic, I endorse their reasoning for proceeding.

The administration leader is a bully and if you yield to a aggressor he's going to demand additional concessions, that's how aggressive people work. So you have to resist a intimidator to make him realise you're not going to give things up for nothing.

The moment when it becomes too much is when the Democratic Party start losing the narrative struggle, if the story shifts to blaming the left then it might be appropriate to end the standoff.

A Republican Voter, 64, GOP Supporter

This Arizona voter is insulated by the closure so he is accepting of the shutdown lasting a while, if that is what it takes for Republicans to succeed.

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

I am fully supportive of what the GOP are trying to do, I'm in favor of cutting public expenditure.

The Democrats have become so antagonistic of the administration, regardless of what he proposes I believe they would find cause to fight him.

I individually am unaffected by the urgency that some citizens are, this does not affect.

The limited we do dependent on the public services - what it does provide for us - the shutdown is not going to impact us {whatsoever|at all|in any