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Partisans Have Starkly Different Opinions About How the World Views the U.S.
Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, and Reagan are probably turning over in their graves at the current Republican love affair with Russia. Coincidentally, 38% is roughly also Trumps approval rating among Americans.
Pew Research Center
November 9, 2017
For many years, Republicans and Democrats generally shared the same views about whether Russia represented a major threat to the U.S. until the Trump era. In 2014, 58% of Republicans and 50% of Democrats said “growing authoritarianism in Russia” was a major threat and as recently as last year, 37% of Democrats and 46% of Republicans described “tensions with Russia” as a major threat. But partisan differences increased sharply after the presidential election, amid reports that Russia interfered in the campaign. In January, 67% of Democrats and 41% of Republicans said Russia’s power and influence were a major threat. These views have changed little since January; currently, 63% of Democrats and 38% of Republicans say Russia is a major threat to the U.S.
Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, and Reagan are probably turning over in their graves at the current Republican love affair with Russia. Coincidentally, 38% is roughly also Trumps approval rating among Americans.