Is Putin Actually Popular In Russia?

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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Politics, News

4.6 • 20.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The crew analyzes new polling suggesting Americans support enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine and banning the purchase of Russian oil even if it increases gas prices. They also discuss the accuracy of opinion polling conducted in authoritarian Russia and war-torn Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was alerted last week that for years on this podcast,
0:05.4	I've been incorrectly using the expression writ large.
0:09.6	I saw that.
0:10.5	I thought that writ large meant in general.
0:13.5	I did not realize that it actually means clear
0:16.2	and obvious or exemplifying.
0:18.4	So this is my apology to all of you.
0:21.6	If any of you were confused,
0:23.6	why did no one ever tell me this?
0:25.7	Well, I didn't know.
0:26.5	I think it seems like it's a common misusage.
0:28.9	Yeah, I didn't know.
0:29.8	Look, you know what, Galen?
0:30.9	This is how language evolves.
0:32.4	Like, you're just pushing the English language forward.
0:34.9	Hello and welcome to the 538 Politics podcast.
0:45.2	I'm Galen Drug.
0:46.5	When we recorded this podcast last week,
0:48.7	we still had very limited data on how Americans
0:51.7	were reacting to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
0:54.7	Now, 12 days into the war,
0:56.3	we have a clear picture of how Americans want the US
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