{"id":1401233,"date":"2022-03-25T23:44:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1401233"},"modified":"2022-03-25T23:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T03:45:05","slug":"poll-democrats-lead-push-against-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-democrats-lead-push-against-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Democrats Lead Push Against Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-democrats-lead-push-against-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1401233&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Two out of three Democrats favor strong sanctions policies against Russia, even if those policies damage their fellow Americans\u2019 economy, according to an AP poll.<\/p>\n<p>But 56 percent of independents, and 52 percent of Republicans favor policies that reduce damage to the U.S. economy, \u201ceven if it means sanctions on Russia are less effective,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/feeling-the-sting-of-rising-prices-most-are-critical-of-the-national-economy-and-bidens-management-of-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 17-21 poll<\/a> of 1,082 adults.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Sixty-nine percent of Democrats favor strong sanctions, as do 45 percent of Republicans and 39 percent of independents.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20384804\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/Which-is-a-Bigger-Priority_-APNORC.org_.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">AP-NORC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The poll also showed far less support for sanctions among young people. Just 41 percent of Americans under 30, compared to 65 percent of people older than 60, favor \u201csanctioning Russia as effectively as possible, even if it damages the U.S. economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Overall, 46 percent of respondents want the U.S. to play a minor role in the Ukraine-Russia war, while 40 percent want the U.S. to play \u201ca major role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the same poll also shows that 68 percent of Republicans say Biden\u2019s response to the invasion is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/apnorc.org\/projects\/americans-dont-think-biden-is-being-tough-enough-on-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not tough enough<\/a>.\u201d Just 9 percent say Biden is \u201ctoo tough\u201d on the Russians.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20384831\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Biden-Response-to-Russia-Invasion-AONORC.org_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20384831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Biden-Response-to-Russia-Invasion-AONORC.org_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"659\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">AP-NORC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The poll comes as Biden tries to escalate pressure on Russia \u2014 without triggering an uncontrolled rise in violence with the nuclear-armed power.<\/p>\n<p>The poll was conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden\u2019s team has both escalated and de-escalated the conflict over Ukraine\u2019s Russian-populated provinces.<\/p>\n<p>It refused to enforce the post-Cold War U.S. commitment to keep Ukraine out of NATO. Once Russia attacked, it provided Javelin missiles to destroy the Russian tanks. When Russia switched to greater use of artillery fire, the U.S. is providing long-range missiles that can destroy Russian artillery. It is also imposing an economic blockade on Russia and is describing Russian officials are\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Commentary\/status\/1506065728440619013?s=20&#038;t=eW3qYwrhs1Wq5UeGvXabjA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">war criminals.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Biden\u2019s team is also blocking the transfer of Polish MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine, rejecting demands to enforce a no-fly zone and downplaying European demands for more action.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict is over the political status of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive advocates in the West demand the country be free to join NATO and buy foreign weapons. Russian officials insist that Ukraine is a historic province of the Russian homeland, that an independent Ukraine should be kept out of alliances, and that Russian-populated districts in Ukraine should be returned to Russia. The Russian invasion began after Western governments repeatedly hinted that Ukraine could join NATO and need not accept Russia\u2019s political terms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two out of three Democrats favor strong sanctions policies against Russia, even if those policies damage their fellow Americans\u2019 economy, according to an AP poll. 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