… Trump has successfully converted many in his party’s rank and file to his views on issues from free trade to the abandonment of bedrock ideological principles. Pew and YouGov’s research suggests this also includes their views on Russia and Putin.
Our study found that a significant minority of Republicans now agree with Putin on world affairs, and a sizable majority appear to admire him — but that Putin’s supporters in Russia don’t admire Trump in return. CONT.
Henry E. Hale (GWU) & Olga Kamenchuk (OSU), Monkey Cage