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At first, the GOP and Tea Party thought it was all good. They hate the government, so shutting it down was fun for them. They hate the Affordable Care Act, so plotting extortion to destroy it was a kick for them.
But then, stuff started going wrong for them.
The American people didn't like the government shutdown. They wanted their national parks open. They wanted their food inspected and salmonella outbreaks stopped. They wanted all World War II veterans to regain easy access to the monument dedicated to them. They wanted the families of soldiers killed in Afghanistan to be flown to meet flag-draped caskets.
Businessmen and women were angry too. The indefinite shutdown created uncertainty and cut profits. More than 800,000 furloughed federal workers weren't spending money on Main Street. Untold millions weren't visiting national parks and monuments, and thus weren't spending at local hotels and restaurants. Businesses couldn't get federally guaranteed loans.
While Americans weren't happy with politicians in general, they blamed Republicans in particular. The GOP favorability rating dropped ten percentage points in a month to the lowest for either party since Gallup began asking the question in 1992.
By contrast, the Affordable Care Act seemed to get high favorability ratings. After the exchanges opened on Oct. 1, high demand caused delays and crashes on the web site where the uninsured could sign up for coverage.
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