A Quinnipaic poll covered a lot of turf, but one question in particular had interesting results.
Vast Majority Of Americans Say Ban Russian Oil, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 8 In 10 Support U.S. Military Response If Putin Attacks A NATO Country
8. If you were in the same position as Ukrainians are now, do you think that you would stay and fight or leave the country?
| ADULTS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | ||||||||
| 4 YR COLL DEG | ||||||||
| Tot | Rep | Dem | Ind | Men | Wom | Yes | No | |
| Stay and fight | 55% | 68% | 40% | 57% | 70% | 40% | 55% | 58% |
| Leave the country | 38 | 25 | 52 | 36 | 24 | 52 | 35 | 35 |
| DK/NA | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| AGE IN YRS | WHITE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | Men | Wom | Wht | Blk | Hsp | |
| Stay and fight | 45% | 57% | 66% | 52% | 75% | 43% | 57% | 38% | 61% |
| Leave the country | 48 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 19 | 47 | 35 | 59 | 33 |
| DK/NA | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Polling is, of course, not the same as demonstrated reality. Many who claim they’d stay and fight would doubtless runs screaming for the hills if the day actually came. But how many who *already* profess to cowardice would find courage in the moment of crisis?
Whites and hispanics say at roughly equal levels they’d stay and fight (though hispanics, interestingly, are a few percentage points more patriotic than whites), while blacks are far more likely to flee. Similarly, Republicans say to a statistically far higher degree that they’d stay and fight compared to Democrats; men would stay and fight far more often than women (so much for equality, huh).