Poll: GOP Voters Twice As Likely To Hold Favorable View Of Putin

Even though a majority of GOP voters view Russian President Vladimir Putin unfavorably, Republicans were twice as likely as everyone else to hold a “favorable” view of the authoritarian leader.

NEW POLL: 1 in 5 Republicans Hold ‘Favorable’ View of Putin — More Than Double Everyone Else https://t.co/hM8PTUvVj8

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 19, 2022

From Mediaite:

Respondents to a YouGov poll released this week were asked “Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Vladimir Putin?”

Among all respondents, just 10 percent answered “Somewhat favorable” or “Very favorable,” while a combined 76 percent held unfavorable views of Putin.

Democrats were least likely to hold “Somewhat favorable” or “Very favorable” views of Putin at 7 percent, with independents at 8 percent.

But among Republicans, 18 percent had views of Putin that were “Somewhat favorable” or “Very favorable” — more than double the other groups.

Read the full article here.

Big partisan gap in Russia/Ukraine sympathies in @YahooNews poll:

% expressing favorable view of Putin: Dems: 7 Republicans: 18 “Whose side should the U.S. be taking”? % saying Ukraine: D: 76 R: 57 “Which [outcome] would you prefer”? % saying “full Russian defeat”: D: 67 R: 51 — Will Saletan (@saletan) March 15, 2022

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