Reality: Unlike 1995, polls are showing voters would blame both parties equally.

Via The Hill:

Hillary Clinton warned Tuesday against the budget debate amounting to a government shutdown, but said it could be a good thing for her party.

“[It] wouldn’t be the worst thing for Democrats,” the former secretary of State said at the Clinton Global Initiative, according to multiple reports.

Clinton was asked about her opinion of a possible government shutdown on Oct. 1 during a panel event in New York, which began Monday.

Republicans should go back and read history because it didn’t work out for them before, she said.

“We’ve seen that movie before,” Clinton said.