Voter opinion can be pretty malleable. E.g. Republican's have become significantly more pro-Russian recently: > Back in July 2014 just 10 percent of Republica

Voter opinion can be pretty malleable. E.g. Republican's have become significantly more pro-Russian recently: > Back in July 2014 just 10 percent of Republicans held a favorable view of Putin, according to a poll conducted by the Economist and YouGov. By September of 2016, that number rose to 24 percent. And it's even higher today: 37 percent of Republicans view Putin favorably, the poll found in December. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/gop-russia-putin-support-232714 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/gop-russia-putin-suppo...