More concerned by leaks than Russian ties: poll

[struggle4progress]

Wed Feb 22, 2017 | 5:45pm EST
By Chris Kahn | NEW YORK

Rank-and-file Republicans are more concerned about leaks to the media of conversations between Trump advisers and the Russian government than they are about the conversations themselves, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released Wednesday.

The poll, conducted between Feb. 16 and Feb. 20, shows how President Donald Trump has shifted opinions within the party of Ronald Reagan, where national security has been a top issue since the Cold War, said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

"Republicans have now put a higher priority on their partisan identification and support for their current leader than principles they have had for many decades," Sabato said ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-poll-idUSKBN1612PD

[JI7]

1. i think the whole reagan cold war crap was just cover for their bigotry

just like the evangelical christian crap.

[Docreed2003]

3. Looking in retrospect, I think you are probably correct!

[applegrove]

2. Party of no principles. Party of personality.

[orwell]

4. An Oxymoron...

...Thinking Republicans.

They will believe whatever Fox News tells them to believe.

[kentuck]

5. More people are concerned about polls than by leaks or Russian ties.

Especially when they attempt to manipulate the truth for political advantage.