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US politicians from each political sides are pointing fingers as numerous of workers are on uncompensated time off and the funding gap continues with no conclusion in prospect.

Democrats have refused to support the GOP funding bill unless lapsing healthcare subsidies which they say many working families rely on are continued.

The Republican Party desire the opposition to enact a interim bill first and then they can negotiate the support payments.

A Republican Voter, Forty-Nine, GOP Supporter

This California voter is worried about the extensive consequences of the closure on ordinary Americans.

The GOP have fifty-three supporters, they must secure 60 to pass the legislation. Is it that challenging to reach agreement over 7 votes so that Americans are protected?

If this drags on for an extended period, the reality is US citizens are being affected, the populace are being influenced by this and someone must take action to be the adult in the group.

I think sometimes legislators are so removed from the people, the average individual going about their day, so they overlook what the challenge is like and I think they should remember that, notably if it's a large number of workers that are not getting paid.

That's a significant number of citizens not getting paid, that's a lot of citizens failing to contribute their earnings back into the economic system. Citizens are just being hurt.

A Democratic Voter, 22, Democrat

This Maryland voter understands this closure will cause pain to many US citizens, but she believes it is a necessary political fight.

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

I'm very concerned about what's going to occur to economically disadvantaged groups, scholars who rely on federal scholarships and federal employees.

But this is a worthwhile battle for the Democratic Party to fight. Certainly employment are going to be cut, programmes are going to face budget shortfalls, which is so unfortunate but I do not believe that is blame that the Democrats would have on their conscience.

I think it's worth it to persist, this is communicating a strong signal to their constituents.

Punal Bhavsar, Thirty-Six, Democrat

This California citizen is anxious the Democrats do not have strategy in their shutdown approach.

I question if the top Democrat has a game plan for an resolution path to talks or how to lead the group out of this.

I question if the Democratic Party have a strong enough narrative to the American people on what they're pursuing.

In terms of social media messaging, the GOP clearly have the edge. The messaging is not effective on what the left are aiming for.

I'm currently at a juncture where I'm somewhat concerned because federal closures hurt everyone.

I'm going to be unaffected, but for others who relies on the government, who wants to explore a public land or institution, they're going to be impacted, if not now, then in the short term.

And that is unacceptable.

Jim Sullivan, Fifty-Five, GOP Supporter

This Hoosier State voter says Democrats are acting strategically with everyday citizens and their livelihood.

This is standard partisan behavior. It is a temporary funding they are trying to enact, that the Democrats don't support.

Everyone's labeling it a Democratic closure, it's not due to the Republicans, it's on the Democratic leader, he's doing it to stay prominent within his political faction - in the meantime, people are in the uncertainty.

I fail to observe that this is going to conclude.

The ordinary citizens are trapped between sides, and Democrats are ready to disregard those people. They're not doing their cause any favours when they really block issues like this.

A Democratic Voter, 27, Democratic Supporter

This Sunshine State citizen says the Democratic tactic is a tough but necessary one and one that affects his relative, who has been furloughed because of the shutdown.

Democrats' approach is a tough one, but regrettably it is a essential one.

They have failed to do very much to halt or block the government's agenda.

I agree with their strategy, I support their reasoning for proceeding.

The current president is a intimidator and if you yield to a intimidator he's going to ask for additional concessions, that's how such individuals behave. So you have to confront a intimidator to make him recognise you're not going to concede for free.

The juncture when it becomes too much is when the Democratic Party start suffering in the public relations war, if the narrative changes to faulting the Democrats then it might be time to reach a resolution.

Rom Solene, 64, GOP Supporter

This Arizona resident is insulated by the funding lapse so he is accepting of the closure lasting a while, if that is what it takes for the GOP to prevail.

I would think after the time that the Democrats have had, I would have thought that they would have agreed to the continuing resolution, at least in the short term.

I am fully supportive of what the Republicans are attempting, I'm in favor of reducing public expenditure.

The Democrats have grown so hateful of the current president, regardless of what he suggests I believe they would seek reasons to oppose him.

I personally am unaffected by the pressure that many people are, this doesn't directly impact.

The minimal we need from the government - what it does provide for us - the closure is not going to impact us {whatsoever|at all|in any