Washington (CNN) - Spurred by a hastily arranged evening meeting between President Barack Obama and the top two congressional leaders, negotiators worked into Thursday to try to resolve remaining differences in a possible budget deal that would avert a government shutdown. If there is no deal by midnight Friday, when the current spending authorization measure expires, parts of the government will close down.
If the shutdown were to happen, how would it affect the public's perception of the Democrats, the GOP and the Tea Party? CNN contributor John Avlon joined American Morning hosts Ali Velshi, Kiran Chetry and Christine Romans to explain.