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Only seven percent (7%) of Republicans still love Putin, compared to five percent (5%) of Dems. Clearly, “conservative” media and Republican politicians taking Russia’s side, or appearing to do so, is a losing strategy for the US Congressional midterms, which are this November. Spouting Kremlin propaganda is the same as supporting Putin. Remember that for a strong win, Republicans need votes from independents and from Dems. It’s shocking that anyone still supports Putin.


Record high share of Americans say they have no confidence in Putin March 21-27, 2022.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is very popular among Americans, so disrespecting him is probably not a great strategy, either. He’s very popular among Republicans and Dems. President Zelenskyy has a 67% approval rating among Republicans and 80% among Dems.


Around seven-in-ten Americans have confidence in Zelenskyy; only 6% say the same about Putin, March 21-27, 2022


Partisans differ over several world leaders, but few in either party express confidence in Putin, March 21-27, 2022

“Russian President Vladimir Putin receives dismal ratings, with only 6% of U.S. adults expressing confidence in him following his decision to invade Ukraine – an all-time low in surveys going back nearly two decades…

During former President Donald Trump’s administration, partisan divides emerged over Putin, with Republicans more confident in his leadership than Democrats. But, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, views of Putin have converged, with about equal shares of Democrats and Republicans saying they do not have confidence in the Russian president (94% and 92%)…

Americans are closely divided over their own president’s handling of international affairs: 48% say they have confidence in President Joe Biden in this respect, while 52% say they have not too much or no confidence at all. As with Biden’s overall approval rating, attitudes about his handling of global affairs have turned more negative since the beginning of his term, when six-in-ten U.S. adults expressed confidence in him. Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents express vastly more confidence in Biden’s international abilities (75%) than do Republicans and Republican leaners (16%).

The public has less confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris’ handling of international affairs than it does in Biden’s. Only 43% of Americans have confidence in Harris to do the right thing regarding world affairs, while a majority (56%) express little or no confidence in her…” Read the entire article here: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/03/30/zelenskyy-inspires-widespread-confidence-from-u-s-public-as-views-of-putin-hit-new-low/

Related:

Trump Says US Needs to Get Off the Sidelines in Ukraine’s Fight for Survival (21 March 2022)