Americans Unhappy over Government Shutdown

Thursday marked day three of the federal government shutdown, and according to a new CBS poll, Americans aren't too happy about it.

The poll found 72 percent of Americans disapprove of shutting down the federal governmentover differences on the Affordable Care Act -- just 25 percent approve of this action.

Republicans are nearly split evenly on the issue: 48 percent approve while 49 percent disapprove. Most tea party supporters -- 57 percent -- approve of the government shutdown. Disapproval of the shutdown is high among Democrats and independents. This CBS News poll was conducted after the partial government shutdown began on Oct. 1.

Those who like the health care law overwhelmingly disapprove of shutting down the government, but there is more support for the shutdown among Americans who don't like the 2010 health care law. Thirty-eight percent of them approve of the shutdown but even more -- 59 percent -- disapprove.

The GOP receives slightly more blame for the shutdown than President Obama and Democrats. Forty-four percent of Americans blame Republicans in Congress for the shutdown, while 35 percent put more blame on the president and Democrats in Congress.

More than half of Americans -- 51 percent -- think a resolution will be reached soon, while 42 percent expect that reaching a resolution will take a long time.