Javascript interfering with request response

Hi everyone. I am using the following Javascript to reduce the padding on my maxdiff questions that I found on this thread. I am also using the "request response option" on all items. Everything is working fine with my three-statement maxdiff items but for my five-statement maxdiff questions, I get a message requesting a response for each item even though I have answered the question. Does anyone have any idea what is going on?
jQuery("#"+this.questionId+" table td").css({"width":"0px"});
jQuery("#"+this.questionId+" table th").css({"width":"0px"});