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American politicians from both political sides are accusing one another as thousands of federal staff are on furlough and the closure continues with no conclusion in sight.

Democrats have resisted to endorse the GOP spending plan unless lapsing insurance support which they say many working families rely on are continued.

Republicans desire Democrats to approve a short-term measure first and then they can negotiate the financial aid.

Misty Dennis, 49, GOP Supporter

This Golden State voter is anxious about the broad effect of the closure on regular people.

The GOP have 53 votes, they must secure 60 to approve the legislation. Is it really that challenging to come together over seven yeas so that the public are protected?

If this continues for an extended period, the reality is Americans are being hurt, US residents are being touched by this and a leader must do something to be the grown-up in the group.

I believe sometimes politicians are so far away from us, the common folk managing daily affairs, so they don't remember what the struggle is like and I feel they need to take that into consideration, particularly if it's a large number of US citizens that are not getting paid.

That's a significant number of citizens without pay, that's a large group of citizens not putting their money toward the economic system. The public are just being hurt.

A Democratic Voter, Early Twenties, Democrat

This Old Line State voter understands this funding lapse will bring suffering to many US citizens, but she thinks it is a necessary political fight.

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

I'm highly nervous about what's going to happen to poor households, scholars who need federal scholarships and federal employees.

But this is a important struggle for the Democrats to wage. Of course positions are going to be lost, programmes 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 record.

I feel it's important to hold out, this is communicating a strong signal to their supporters.

Punal Bhavsar, Thirty-Six, Democratic Supporter

This Golden State resident is anxious the Democrats lack a plan in their funding gap strategy.

I question if the Democratic leadership has a roadmap for an resolution path to talks or how to get the party away from this.

I question if the Democratic Party have a clear message to the citizens on what they're pursuing.

In terms of digital outreach, the GOP definitely have the edge. The messaging is not persuasive on what Democrats are attempting.

I'm already at a stage where I'm kind of anxious because funding lapses hurt the public.

I'm going to be okay, but for the rest who needs the federal system, who hopes to go visit a federal park or gallery, they're going to be affected, if not immediately, then in the short term.

And that is intolerable.

A Republican Voter, 55, Republican

This Indiana voter says the left are playing politics with regular people and their well-being.

This is standard political maneuvering. It is a continuing resolution they are trying to approve, that the Democrats oppose.

Everyone's labeling it a leadership-induced halt, it's not due to the GOP, it's due to the Democratic leader, he's acting to remain relevant within his own party - in the interim, people are in the difficult position.

I do not perceive that this is going to resolve.

The ordinary citizens are trapped between sides, and the left are willing to disregard the public. They're not doing themselves any benefits when they actually block matters like this.

Trey Stewart, 27, Democratic Supporter

This Florida resident claims Democrats' strategy is a difficult but required one and one that impacts his sister, who has been sent home because of the shutdown.

The Democratic plan is a challenging one, but regrettably it is a required one.

They have failed to do a great deal to impede or prevent the government's agenda.

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

The current president is a intimidator and if you give into a intimidator he's going to expect more, that's how bullies work. So you have to resist a aggressor to make him recognise you're not going to surrender for free.

The juncture when it crosses a line is when the Democrats start suffering in the public relations war, if the perception turns to blaming the left then it might be appropriate to end the standoff.

Rom Solene, Mid-Sixties, GOP Supporter

This Grand Canyon State voter is insulated by the funding lapse so he is accepting of the halt continuing, if that is what it requires for the GOP to win.

I would think after the year that the left have had, I would have anticipated that they would have agreed to the temporary funding, at least in the short term.

I am in favor of what the GOP are pursuing, I'm in favor of lowering government spending.

The Democrats have grown so antagonistic of the political leader, whatever he offers I think they would look for excuses to battle him.

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

The limited we do dependent on the federal system - what it supplies for us - the funding gap is not going to impact us {whatsoever|at all|in any