Thursday, December 15, 2016

Vladimir Putin’s Popularity Is Skyrocketing Among Republicans

Screw you Trump voters - it's on.

The guy is accused of manipulating U.S. politics and enabling the killing in Aleppo, and his favorability rating goes up. Seriously?

12/14/2016 02:49 pm ET
Much like President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, 9 in 10 Republicans describe Putin as a strong leader. Nonetheless, about 7 in 10 say they’re confident in Trump’s ability to “handle Russia.” By contrast, only 28 percent of Republicans say they have confidence in the CIA.
 
Republicans Show True Colors As GOP Views Putin More Favorably Than Obama 
Republican opinions of Putin spiked around the same time Trump called on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton's emails.
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According to a new Economist/YouGov poll, Republicans view Vladimir Putin – a man directly involved in a cyber attack against the United States  – more favorably than current U.S. President Barack Obama.
The survey showed that 17 percent of Republicans have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of the current president – a not-so-surprising number.
What is surprising is that GOPers, by double digits, have much more positive feelings about Putin. According to the poll, 37 percent have very or somewhat favorable feelings about the Russian president who, again, personally influenced America’s presidential election.
Over the past two years, Putin’s favorability rating among Republicans has grown by a stunning 56 points. Democrats, on the other hand, view him more negatively now than they did in 2014.
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