An overwhelming bipartisan majority of eight in ten favors the US continuing to be part of NATO. The arguments in favor of continued participation in NATO–based on the persistent threat from Russia, the common bond of promoting freedom and democracy, and the value of having integrated militaries—were found convincing by equally overwhelming majorities. The counter arguments—based on the idea that Russia would invade Europe is out of date, that promising to protect European nations could lead to nuclear war, that a military alliance is not really necessary for our bonds to Europe, and that NATO is an unnecessary provocation to Russia—did quite poorly, with less than half finding them convincing. When broken out by district, support for being part of the NATO alliance was about eight in ten in very red as well as very blue districts. CONT. -pdf
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