ELECTION/POLLS/RUSSIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than half of American adults say they believe it’s likely there will be Russian interference in November’s midterm elections, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released on Wednesday [7-25-18]. The 57% of Americans who believe there will be interference represents a new high since the poll began tracking the question in February, when only 41% of Americans said the same. The most likely to believe Russia will meddle in the midterms are strong Democrats (77% likely), those who live in suburban areas (68%), and whites who graduated college (67%). The groups most likely to say Russia won’t do anything are strong Republicans (63%), Donald Trump supporters (58%), and white evangelical Christians (54%). Only a week after downplaying Russia’s interference in the 2016 US elections, Trump tweeted Tuesday [7-24-18] that he was ‘very concerned’ about Russia meddling in the 2018 midterms — but on behalf of the Democrats. The poll was conducted days before that tweet. Sixty-nine percent say they believe there was Russian interference in the 2016 election, compared to 24% who said there wasn’t.”
–Grace Sparks, “Majority think Russia will interfere in November midterm elections,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 25, 2018 11:47 am