Article snippet: MORE on Monday rejected a proposal from a top legislative ally to reopen the government, even as a raft of polling suggested he is losing the battle for public opinion with Democrats over his demand for a border wall. Trump’s dismissal of the plan to end the partial shutdown offered by Sen. MORE (D-Calif.), buoyed by the polls, has shown no sign of budging. Democrats introduced two more resolutions on Monday to reopen the government, doubling down on their strategy of moving measures to end the shutdown without paying for a wall on the Mexican border. Graham had floated the idea of ending the government shutdown for three weeks to pursue a broader immigration deal. But Trump said he turned down the offer, which resembles a Democratic proposal to reopen government in order to restart border security talks. “I’m not interested. I want to get it solved. I don’t want to just delay it. I want to get it solved,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday morning Graham’s offer came as Republicans in Washington have grown increasingly concerned as the shutdown dragged into a record 24th day and polls show most of the country blames Trump for the impasse. A Washington Post–ABC News poll taken Jan. 8–11 shows 53 percent of Americans say Trump and congressional Republicans are mostly to blame for the shutdown, while 29 percent point the finger at Democrats. And a Rasmussen tracking poll on Monday found Trump with a 43 percent approval rating among likely voters, a f... Link to the full article to read more