Fox News Poll: Majority says only increase debt ceiling with spending cuts
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Fox News polling found the majority of Americans believe raising the debt limit would be financially catastrophic, as leaders continue debt ceiling negotiations.
The switch can be attributed to bipartisan majorities now agreeing that defaulting would be catastrophic. At 74%, Democrats are among those most concerned, a 28-percentage point increase since 2011, while over half of Republicans (53%) and independents (57%) now say defaulting would be disastrous (up 22 and 17 points respectively from over a decade ago).
On the debt negotiations, a majority of 57% says the increase should only happen if there are cuts to government spending, while 27% think the increase should happen no matter what. Thirteen percent would let the country default.
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