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 »

Don’t rely on voters’ poll answers on gas prices or a no-fly zone

Voters, most of whom do not follow politics hour by hour, are unreliable indicators of what they want. Given how little time many voters spend “studying the issues,” the media and elected officials should be wary about finding clarity, let alone consistency, in what the people want. A case in […] 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 »

Americans continue to support ban on Russian oil

In interviews conducted March 11-12, new survey data from ABC News and Ipsos finds that a majority of Americans (77%) support banning Russian oil imports even if it means higher gas prices in the U.S. This is in line with other survey research showing more than three-fourths supporting a ban, […] Read more »