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Dial shows how voters reacted to Trump criticizing Democrats for partial government shutdown

February 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Dial shows how voters reacted to Trump criticizing Democrats for partial government shutdown
A live poll showed a stark partisan divide as voters reacted to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union comments about the government shutdown.

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A live poll showed a stark partisan divide as voters reacted to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union comments about the government shutdown A live poll showed a stark partisan divide as voters reacted to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union comments about the government shutdown. Monitor developments in Dial for further updates.

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A live poll showed a stark partisan divide as voters reacted to President Donald Trump’s State of th

A live poll showed a stark partisan divide as voters reacted to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union comments about the government shutdown. Politics Dial shows how voters reacted to Trump criticizing Democrats for partial government shutdown Republicans and Democrats maintained their partisan stances when Trump accused Democratic lawmakers of cutting off Department of Homeland Security funding Fox News Published February 25, 2026 7:15am EST Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Dial shows how voters reacted to Trump criticizing Democrats for partial government shutdown A voter dial from polling group Maslansky & Partners showed live reactions from Democrats, independents and Republicans during President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A panel of U.S. voters from all parties gave their live reactions to President Donald Trump's comments on the ongoing partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security at his State of the Union address Tuesday night. The panel, assembled by polling group Maslansky & Partners, was composed of 29 Democrats, 30 independents and 40 Republicans. Their live reactions to Trump's comments were displayed as lines on a graph, with high values representing positive reactions and low values indicating negative reactions.Democrats' reactions were represented in blue, Republicans in red and independents in yellow. Republicans and Democrats immediately assumed their partisan roles as Trump accused Democratic lawmakers of cutting off funding to DHS, with GOP support soaring and Democrats dipping well below the 50% mark. Independents hovered in the neutral zone, however. A panel of U.S. voters from all parties gave their live reactions to President Donald Trump's comments on the ongoing partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security at his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026. (Maslansky & Partners) "As we speak, Democrats in this chamber have cut off all funding for the Department of Homeland Security. It's all cut off. It's all cut off," Trump said during this segment. "They have instituted another Democrat shutdown. The first one costed us two points on GPD."Independent support sprang up over 50% when Trump announced he was demanding "the full and immediate restoration of all funding for the border security, homeland security of the United States." The segment finished with Trump calling on lawmakers to reaffirm that their first duty is "to protect American citizens and not illegal aliens." President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during his 2025 State of the Union speech. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via Reuters)TRUMP SAYS 'THIS IS A DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN' AS HE TOUTS LOW INFLATION, FALLING MURDER RATE Both GOP and independent support rose to its highest point during that final remark, while Democrats were at nearly their lowest mark. The general finding from the Maslansky poll found the speech largely reinforced existing beliefs for all voters, rather than persuading. A panel of U.S. voters from all parties gave their live reactions to President Donald Trump's comments on the ongoing partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security at his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026. (Maslansky & Partners)CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP"There was almost no evidence of movement. Instead, voters expressed strong affirmation or strong rejection," the group said in a statement. "It did not soften opposition. It did not significantly broaden appeal. But in a turnout-driven environment, reinforcement may be the point," the statement continued. Related Article DHS shutdown drags into week two as Iran threat, SOTU clash complicate Hill talks More from Politics 1 hour ago Speechwriters split after Trump’s record-breaking SOTU: ‘Living in his own reality’ vs. ‘Resounding speech’
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