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brooklynite

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Fri Feb 25, 2022, 08:16 PM Feb 2022

62 percent of voters say Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine if Trump were president: poll [View all]

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Source: The Hill

A majority of American voters say that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have invaded Ukraine had former President Trump still been in office, according to a new survey released on Friday.

A new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris Poll survey released Friday found that 62 percent of those polled believed Putin would not be moving against Ukraine if Trump had been president. When looking strictly at the answers of Democrats and Republicans, 85 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats answered this way.

However, 38 percent of all Americans polled believed that Putin would have invaded Ukraine even if Trump had been president.

A majority of Americans polled — 59 percent — also said they believed that the Russian president moved on Ukraine because Putin saw weakness in President Biden, while 41 percent said that it was not a factor in Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine.


Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/595919-62-percent-of-voters-say-putin-wouldnt-have-invaded-ukraine-if-trump
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BULLSHIT czarjak Feb 2022 #1
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ PortTack Feb 2022 #2
Absolutely Codifer Feb 2022 #37
Trump would have offered the 82 Airborn ribrepin Feb 2022 #73
Putin thought it would be an easy win, Biden was weak and would make Biden look bad and help Trump Samrob Feb 2022 #77
He wouldn't have had to. TFG would have handed it to him. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #3
MT thoughts exactly! blueinredohio Feb 2022 #14
Ditto that! WVreaper Feb 2022 #21
+1000 LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2022 #67
Americans aren't the best at understanding foreign policy. Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #4
And Republican presidents - plus their many surrogates - are largely to blame peppertree Feb 2022 #16
Trump would have destroyed NATO MacKasey Feb 2022 #5
+1 DSandra Feb 2022 #23
Probably Alaska, too... dixiechiken1 Feb 2022 #30
+100 ificandream Feb 2022 #32
Yep Rebl2 Feb 2022 #47
Precisely. Destroying NATO was the job given to Trump by Putin. mnhtnbb Feb 2022 #60
Was this poll done at CPAC? greatauntoftriplets Feb 2022 #6
Americans are the most gullible people on earth or the dumbest. sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #7
The answer is... lonely bird Feb 2022 #19
Including the 38 percent of Democrats onenote Feb 2022 #39
Yikes! Mike Nelson Feb 2022 #8
Well... Mike Nelson Feb 2022 #18
Fox is a propaganda network backed by billions and a 25 year head start. hadEnuf Feb 2022 #33
Of Course He Wouldn't WHITT Feb 2022 #9
It's scary, but put it out 24/7 that TFG called the invaders peace keepers. Beakybird Feb 2022 #10
new affiliate in the U.S. -- united front of stupid people ! very popular these day's !! monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #11
Oh bullshit vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #12
Gain of Salt, Click Bait northlake9 Feb 2022 #13
So in other words the poll was freeped.... hadEnuf Feb 2022 #35
It's true. Trump would have just thrown Ukraine under the bus for Putin, Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #15
Hell lonely bird Feb 2022 #22
By contrast, from 538 today... regnaD kciN Feb 2022 #17
Read the details of the poll JohnSJ Feb 2022 #29
I have voted on lots of online polls. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #48
The first question in the poll should have been, what country did Russia invade? marie999 Feb 2022 #20
People are dumb as shit. Rizen Feb 2022 #24
sure... myohmy2 Feb 2022 #25
Didn't Putin send troops into E UKR while trump was president? oldsoftie Feb 2022 #26
It is bullshit. The fact that 38% of the Democrats answered this way is very suspicious JohnSJ Feb 2022 #27
The plan was for Trump to pull US out of NATO in his second term, damaging the alliance. Midnight Writer Feb 2022 #28
Rudy counted the votes. twodogsbarking Feb 2022 #31
Post removed Post removed Feb 2022 #34
Why do they think that? Putin invaded Syria whole Trump was president. SunSeeker Feb 2022 #36
Where did they do this stupid poll? I bet it was in the middle of Trumpistan. Nt raccoon Feb 2022 #38
WTF does that say about Cha Feb 2022 #40
I believe that The Hill is another right wing rag is it not? hadEnuf Feb 2022 #41
Unless I missed it, FiveThirtyEight doesn't even rate this "pollster". George II Feb 2022 #42
The poll is based on an online sample draw, and does not have a probability confidence JohnSJ Feb 2022 #43
Confirms that the majority of Americans are have no real understanding of foreign affairs. walkingman Feb 2022 #44
+ a brazillion milestogo Feb 2022 #72
Bullshit........ turbinetree Feb 2022 #45
If trump Rebl2 Feb 2022 #46
Oh, please. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author Mary in S. Carolina Feb 2022 #50
He was clearly emboldened by tfg randr Feb 2022 #51
all Fux Nooze bullshit SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #52
Makes no sense since TFG has never opposed Putin treestar Feb 2022 #53
L O L RandiFan1290 Feb 2022 #54
RW propaganda is making too many Americans tragically, profoundly stupid. Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2022 #55
trump would let Putin invade and reclaim ALASKA, if the price was right. Paladin Feb 2022 #56
TFG was in the process of withdrawing the US from NATO and so Putin did not need to invade LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #57
More pro-Putin, pro-Trump posts greenjar_01 Feb 2022 #58
The Kansas City Star rips Trump for blaming Putin's invasion on Biden LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #59
That polling firm has a known RW bias dbonds Feb 2022 #61
That is a weird poll result. Where's the logic in that? Trump is loudly supporting the Martin68 Feb 2022 #62
And of those 62 percent... jmowreader Feb 2022 #63
I am a voter, and I wasn't polled, so clearly the poll is not legitimate Raven123 Feb 2022 #64
Maybe; but their reason is wrong intrepidity Feb 2022 #65
Actually, that may be right. Here's why. Happy Hoosier Feb 2022 #66
More evidence The Grand Illuminist Feb 2022 #68
2026 voters is not much of a sample tonekat Feb 2022 #69
It's statistically valid iemanja Feb 2022 #75
This is pathetic agincourt Feb 2022 #70
Wow, that is a lot of stupid people. olddad65 Feb 2022 #71
Many out there are not even aware Russia is bombing Ukraine womanofthehills Feb 2022 #76
As if we needed more confirmation iemanja Feb 2022 #74
As others have said it's a bullshit poll Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #78
A lot of information gets posted DashOneBravo Feb 2022 #79
Because tRump would have made it a backdoor deal and GAVE Ukraine to POOtin nt TigressDem Feb 2022 #80
republicommies truthisfreedom Feb 2022 #81
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Feb 2022 #82
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