Some Trump-to-Biden swing voters from Axios' latest Engagious/Schlesinger focus groups say they’re opposed to U.S. military involvement in Ukraine, even if Russia invades.
U.S. troops deploy for Europe on Thursday from Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, N.C. Photo: Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images
Voters' views on U.S. obligations in the region could impact Biden's popularity and indirectly shape the outcome of this year's midterms. The move comes months after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. While Americans supported a withdrawal, they were critical of the chaos and casualties around the exit — and Biden's job approval numbers have been declining since.Nine out of 12 respondents in Tuesday night's two panels said they believe the president should not send troops to Ukraine if Russia attacks its former client state.
Only four of the 12 had known before the information was relayed to them — inside the focus group sessions — that Russian troops have been amassing on the border of neighboring Ukraine.Only four described it as a threat to the U.S.The sessions were comprised of voters in key swing states who backed Donald Trump in 2016 but switched to Joe Biden in 2020.
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