Americans are united on retaliating against Russian cyberattacks
By Sarah Kreps and Debak Das January 19 at 5:00 AM
How should the United States respond to Russian interference in the 2016 election? That debate has roiled the very top of the U.S. government. President Obama announced diplomatic sanctions in response. But President-elect Donald Trump said the United States should “move on” — and even questioned whether Russia actually perpetrated the cyberattacks.
Meanwhile, influential Republicans such as Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) have argued that the sanctions are “a small price for Russia to pay for its brazen attack on American democracy.” These senators pointedly suggested that responding to Russia’s meddling in a U.S. election “cannot become a partisan issue.”
But is it too late? Recent public opinion data shows that party identification has become increasingly important in determining whether individuals see Russia as a friend or foe.
However, our research suggests that these partisan differences do not influence what kind of retaliation Americans would support in the aftermaths of a range of Russian cyberattacks.
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