Republicans used to view Russia as an adversary

Republicans don’t see eye-to-eye with most Americans on their view of Russia’s relationship with the U.S. While most Americans see Russia as unfriendly or as an enemy, most Republicans think of Russia as either friendly or an ally. This wasn’t always the case. …

The 2016 election saw a drastic partisan realignment in terms of the public’s views of Russia. CONT.

Fred Backus, CBS News