Poll: Neither Party Benefited From Zero Hour Budget Deal

According to a new Gallup poll, 62 percent of Americans support last Friday’s deal to fund the government, but a clear majority believe that neither party walked away from the zero hour drama with a political win.

Gallup’s data indicates that 56 percent believe it wasn’t a victory for either party, whereas only 5 percent attribute it as a victory for Democrats and 8 percent a victory for Republicans. 20 percent responded that it was a victory for both and 12 percent had no opinion.

The agreement, which was announced just minutes before the government was set to shutdown, extended government funding through Thursday while Congressional leaders finalized a plan to cut $78 billion.

Following the agreement, cases have been made on both the left and the right that the deal was more favorable to the other party. Some liberals believe that President Obama gave away too much in the negotiations, while some Conservatives, particularly from the Tea Party movement, were disappointed by the level of cuts and Boehner’s willingness to drop controversial policy riders.

According to Gallup, 16 percent of Republicans believe their party benefited from the deal, versus 6 percent of Democrats.

The poll was conducted on April 11th among 1,004 adult participants.