As they say, don’t bring a knife to a data fight especially if it’s pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson wielding the numbers.
First up, here’s the BS from the New York Times’ Jeremy Peters:
Why are so many conservatives so willing to exculpate Trump on Russia? They've had a Putin crush for a while now. https://t.co/9IwrA8qr1y
— Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) July 14, 2017
And now the take-down on the alleged GOP “Putin crush”:
"Crush on Putin for a while now" isn't correct. Silly framing, debunked by data. In 2015 Dems were +3 more pos on Putin than GOP. pic.twitter.com/hzv4ggF9Iw
— Kristen Soltis Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) July 14, 2017
I'm distressed as anyone about the increase in Putin apologia, but to say "the right" has been "fetishizing" him for a while is insulting.
— Kristen Soltis Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) July 14, 2017
Even setting aside the Putin question, up until 2017, it was Republicans more than Dems who viewed Russia as an adversary (per Pew). pic.twitter.com/NThcN27LDy
— Kristen Soltis Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) July 14, 2017
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Just stay down, Jeremy:
Read the story, Kristen. There are a dozen examples in there alone, and many, many, many more I didn't have room for from prominent figures
— Jeremy W. Peters (@jwpetersNYT) July 14, 2017
Still wrong:
"It became a widely held sentiment inside the conservative mvt by the time Mr. Trump started running for president in 2015." Data disagrees.
— Kristen Soltis Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) July 14, 2017
Boom.
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