Just 17% of Americans agree with right-wing Republicans who insist Congress should let the U.S. default on its loans rather than raise the debt ceiling without deep spending cuts, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
Instead, the public favors — by a wide, 2-to-1 margin — the sort of bipartisan deal struck over the weekend by President Joe Biden and GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. That deal, which includes smaller spending freezes and reductions in exchange for a two-year debt-ceiling hike, isThe Yahoo News/YouGov survey of 1,520 U.S. adults was conducted from May 25 to 30, both before and after Biden and McCarthy announced their agreement.
Overall, twice as many Americans say they would favor such a compromise as say they would oppose it . And while Democrats were the most positive group , both independents and Republicans also expressed more support than opposition. Nonetheless, GOP Freedom Caucus leaders are currently"attempting to shoot down the agreement… just days before the country is headed for default,"— and"float[ing] the idea of calling for McCarthy's removal" as their Plan B.
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