What would Americans do if the United States was left to deal with a similar situation like the one in Ukraine?
Well, if the U.S. were invaded, the decision of Democrats might surprise you.
It was discovered that, as a result of an invasion, 55 percent of Americans say they’d stay and fight, however the majority of that percentage is made up of Republicans and independents, because a large majority of Democrats opted to cut and run, in response to this poll.
According to a new poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, if Americans were in the same position as Ukrainians now are, 55% agreed to stay and fight, meanwhile 38% said they would abandon ship.
The university surveyed 1,374 U.S. adults at the beginning of March. Additional information on the results can be viewed on the school’s site, however there is a 2.6 percent margin of error to be expected with the results obtained.
Of those Republicans, 68% confirmed that they would stay and fight while 25% would choose to run. Similar can be said for independents, where 57% agreed to fight while 36% said they would run.
When the poll was analyzed on a partisan basis, it can be seen that a large majority of Republicans and independents would choose to stay and fight, however this wasn’t the case with Democrats, of whom 52% would up and leave.
WND provides a more detailed explanation of the results from Quinnipiac University:
Male respondents by a 75%-19% margin said they’d fight, as would whites 57%-35% and Hispanics 61%-33%. Blacks would run, by a 59%-38% margin.
The poll also showed respondents, by a 50%-31% margin, said it was fair to compare Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and massacres of civilians “to Adolf Hitler’s actions against Austria and Czechoslovakia before the outbreak of World War II.”
Putin’s dictatorial power also was presumed, with 86% saying the Russian people do not have a say in what Putin and his government do.
The poll also detailed:
“At nearly the end of week two of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the U.S. and its allies consider ratcheting up sanctions against Russia, Americans say 71-22 percent that they would support a ban on Russian oil even if it meant higher gasoline prices in the United States.
Joe Biden on Tuesday announced an end, for now, to imports of Russian oil.
“As for the steps that the Biden administration has taken so far to punish Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, 56 percent say they are not tough enough, while 30 percent say they are about right, and 3 percent say they are too tough,” the poll said.
“Americans are ready to put a chokehold on Russia’s key financial lifeblood, oil, no matter what the consequences are at the pump,” explained Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
Also revealed was “broad support” at 79%-14% for a U.S. military response if Putin attacks a NATO country, and a fear, 60%-28% that Putin is willing to use nuclear weapons.
Only 42% approve of Biden’s handling of the Russian invasion, while 45% disapprove.
“For his overall job approval, Americans give Biden a negative 38%-51% job approval rating with 11% not offering an opinion,” the poll said.
Sixty-four percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, while the number who think Putin is “mentally unstable” has surged.
The new poll reveals 50% “think he’s mentally unstable, while 21 percent think he’s mentally stable.”
Beyond that, it’s difficult to discern how much Americans’ views on the war could change, especially given how volatile the situation is. However, the evidence from this poll certainly suggests that Republicans are more patriotic than Democrats.
Sources: WND, Quinnipiac
