[ad_1] Poll after poll makes it clear: Americans don’t want to go to war with Russia over Ukraine. In an Ipsos/Reuters poll from March 3-4, adults opposed sending troops to Ukraine, 61 percent to 39 percent. In a YouGov/CBS News poll from Feb. 24-28, Americans opposed sending U.S. troops to defend Ukraine, 71 percent to…

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[ad_1] In Part I of this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew analyzes new polling suggesting Americans support enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine and banning the purchase of Russian oil even if it increases gas prices. They also discuss the accuracy of opinion polling conducted in Russia and Ukraine. [ad_2]

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[ad_1] A week and half after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we know more about Americans’ views on how the United States should respond. Americans overwhelmingly approve of the sweeping economic sanctions the U.S. has enacted so far and significant numbers support going further. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew analyzes new…

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[ad_1] It was long thought that most Americans shrugged their shoulders at foreign policy. Some political scientists posited this was because Americans saw international affairs as distant events that didn’t affect their daily lives; others believed it was because the public didn’t know enough about foreign policy to react intelligently to it.  But Americans’ overwhelming…

[ad_1] Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. The ongoing war in Ukraine appears to have Americans in a bind: While roughly half of U.S. adults want to impose some type of punishment on or sanction against the Russian government for waging a war on Ukraine, another chunk of the country thinks it’s best for…