While Sen. Ted Cruz (R-FL) continues to make a fool of himself with his fake-filibuster harangue, American voters are turning on Washington D.C. Buzzfeed reports that Ted Cruz pointless filibuster marathon may actually cost him millions. A new poll finds that 68% of Americans say that a government shutdown would be problematic. In other words, holding the country hostage over Obamacare isn’t worth it.

President Barack Obama’s 47 percent favorability rating and the 34 percent positive reading for Republicans are the worst ever for both in the Bloomberg National Poll, which began in 2009. The 44 percent approval rating of the Democratic Party is at a two-year low.

Americans also are pessimistic about the course of the country, with 68 percent saying it’s headed in the wrong direction, the most in two years, according to the poll of 1,000 adults conducted Sept. 20-23.

The poll results highlight the vulnerability of both Obama and congressional Republicans to a public backlash in the showdown they are approaching on the federal budget. A grumpy, divided public could turn on either political party — or both – – if the economic recovery is thrown into turmoil because of Washington brinkmanship. Source: Bloomberg

I am not sure who Ted Cruz really appeals to, but a government shutdown wouldn’t be in the best interest of the country at this juncture. In fact, if the past is prologue, then Republicans ought to remember that former President Bill Clinton was the victor in the last government shutdown and they got blamed.

This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.