A mere 28% of Americans currently view the Republican Party favorably, down a full ten points from 38% in just a month according to a new Gallup poll. While only 43% of Americans viewed the Democratic Party favorably, the Republicans were given the lowest rating for either party since Gallup began asking the question in 1992, RT reported. The poll was conducted October 3 – 6, after the federal government shutdown began on October 1 over a budget funding feud sparked by GOP opposition to Obamacare. Currently sixty-two percent of Americans view the Republican Party unfavorably, while 49% see the Democratic Party unfavorably, and approximately one in four see both parties unfavorably.