Americans’ support for economic sanctions on Russia is broad and bipartisan, according to new polling on the public’s response to the war in Ukraine. And so far, that’s the case even when the potential for higher gas prices is considered. At the same time, the American public largely continues to […] Read more »
What We Know About American Public Opinion and Ukraine
A review of available public opinion data establishes several basic conclusions about Americans’ views of the situation in Ukraine, recognizing that opinions are fluid and subject to change as the situation there continues to unfold. Americans are following the Ukraine situation closely, as might be imagined given its dominance of […] Read more »
Americans unite behind Ukraine and Zelensky and against Russia
Most Americans support Ukraine as it battles Russia’s invasion, though most don’t go so far as to back American military involvement. Russia is on the wrong side of the conflict, according to most Americans in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll: Almost none say they sympathize with Russia more than Ukraine, and […] Read more »
The mark of Zelenskyy: History awaits his address to Congress
… In mid-June 1940, as Paris was falling, the Gallup Poll offered Americans four options about how much aid should be provided to England and France. Despite a loud isolationist bloc, an overwhelming 73 percent of those polled supported doing “everything possible to help England and France except go to […] Read more »
Public Expresses Mixed Views of U.S. Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Three weeks into Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, nearly half of Americans (47%) approve of the Biden administration’s handling of the Russian invasion, while about four-in-ten (39%) disapprove; 13% say they are not sure. Roughly a third of Americans (32%) say that the United States is providing about the right […] Read more »
Americans remain critical of Biden’s handling of inflation, support ban on Russian oil
Americans overwhelmingly support the White House’s proposed ban on Russian oil, though they remain very critical of President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, in general, and inflation, in particular, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. Over the past several months, Americans’ wallets have been hit by skyrocketing inflation, […] Read more »