{"id":1928583,"date":"2023-05-11T02:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-than-not-oppose-raising-the-debt-ceiling-poll-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T02:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T06:15:02","slug":"more-americans-than-not-oppose-raising-the-debt-ceiling-poll-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-than-not-oppose-raising-the-debt-ceiling-poll-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Oppose Raising the Debt Ceiling, Poll Shows."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-americans-than-not-oppose-raising-the-debt-ceiling-poll-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1928583&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wall Street Journal Poll Shows More Americans Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling<\/h2>\n<p>A new Wall Street Journal poll reveals that more Americans are against raising the debt ceiling than those who support it. The poll comes as President Joe Biden urges Congress to raise the debt limit without any commitments to cut spending.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Findings from the Poll<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>45% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-americans-than-not-oppose-raising-the-debt-ceiling-poll-finds\/\" title=\"Most Americans Oppose Raising the Debt Ceiling, Poll Shows.\">respondents oppose lifting<\/a> the debt ceiling<\/li>\n<li>44% of respondents favor lifting the debt ceiling to avoid defaulting on the country&#8217;s debt<\/li>\n<li>75% of Republicans oppose lifting the debt limit<\/li>\n<li>75% of Democrats support lifting the debt limit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The large opposition to raising the limit could give House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and congressional Republicans leverage in their ongoing battle with Biden over the nation&#8217;s debt. Republicans are demanding cuts to federal spending before they agree to raise the debt limit. The United States hit its $31.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-gear-up-for-partisan-showdown-over-debt-limit-in-2023\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Get Ready for a Partisan Showdown over Debt Limit in 2023\">4 trillion borrowing limit<\/a> in January, and the Biden administration claims the country could run out of funds as soon as June 1 if Congress doesn&#8217;t come to an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy recently met with Biden to discuss the debt limit, but the House Speaker said that the President is unwilling to budge in negotiations. &#8220;Is it too much to ask that we spend what we spent five months ago?&#8221; McCarthy said at a press conference after the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>This meeting was the first time the two parties met to discuss the debt limit. Biden spent months refusing to meet with McCarthy to discuss Republicans&#8217; desire to reign in federal spending. Biden has said he wants Congress to pass a &#8220;clean&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-set-to-hit-debt-ceiling-within-four-months-cbo-estimates\/\" title=\"US Set To Hit Debt Ceiling Within Four Months, CBO Estimates\">debt ceiling hike<\/a> without limiting or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-biden-wont-budge-on-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Biden stands firm on debt ceiling, says McCarthy.\">capping federal spending<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters from April 11 to 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Americans oppose raising the debt ceiling than are in favor of it, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll\u00a0that comes as President Joe Biden insists Congress should raise the debt limit with no commitments to cut spending. 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