Putin’s popularity skyrockets among Republicans
Vladimir Putin is viewed favorably by 37% of Republicans, three times better than they view Obama.
Putin, who has been accused by the CIA of personally interfering in the US election to help Donald Trump win because he holds a ‘vendetta’ against Hillary Clinton, has seen his popularity rate increase by a staggering 56 percentage points, according to Economist/YouGov poll.
The Russian leader’s net favorability rating jumped from -66 in July 2014 to -10 in the latest survey…
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Thirty-two per cent of people who identified as a Republican had a ‘somewhat favorable’ view of Putin, while five per cent said they had a ‘very favorable’ view.
Remarkably, that combined figure means almost three times as many Republicans have a favorable view of Putin as they do of President Barack Obama – who was seen that way by just 17 per cent of all GOP responders
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