A Washington Post poll asks if a fiscal cliff agreement isn’t reached, who is more to blame: The Republicans in Congress or president Obama.

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The poll finds that 53 percent of respondents would blame Republicans while 27 percent will blame Obama. Twelve percent would blame both equally.

House Republicans this week proposed a new 10-year, $2.2 trillion blueprint to President Barack Obama that calls for raising the eligibility age for Medicare and lowering cost-of-living hikes for Social Security benefits, a counteroffer to jump-start stalled talks with the "fiscal cliff" just weeks away.

The proposal from House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other Republicans comes in response to Obama's plan last week to raise taxes by $1.6 trillion over the coming decade but largely exempt Medicare and Social Security from budget cuts.

The GOP plan also proposes to raise $800 billion in higher tax revenue over the decade but it would keep the Bush-era tax cuts - including those for wealthier earners targeted by Obama - in place for now.

The White House insists Obama won't sign any measure that fails to increase tax rates on upper-income earners.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.