Reform’s Trump love presents problems for Farage

Reform’s Trump love presents problems for Farage

With Donald Trump seeming to suggest that Ukraine is responsible for the war with Russia, just 3% of Britons would agreeRussia is entirely/mostly responsible: 77% Both sides are equally responsible: 8%Ukraine is entirely/mostly responsible: 3%yougov.co.uk/topics/polit…

YouGov (@yougov.co.uk) 2025-02-19T16:09:24.475Z

?/ Reform UK voters are much more likely to have a positive view of Donald Trump than other voters, slightly more likely to have a positive view of Vladimir Putin, and less likely to have a positive view of Volodymyr Zelenskyyyougov.co.uk/politics/art…

YouGov (@yougov.co.uk) 2025-02-18T11:58:30.228Z

Donald Trump, net favourability scoresLib Dem: -84Labour: -82Conservative: -40Reform UK: +38yougov.co.uk/politics/art…

YouGov (@yougov.co.uk) 2025-02-18T11:58:30.229Z

Vladimir Putin, net favourability scoresLabour: -94Conservative: -92Lib Dem: -91Reform UK: -68yougov.co.uk/politics/art…

YouGov (@yougov.co.uk) 2025-02-18T11:58:30.230Z

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, net favourability scoresLib Dem: +75Labour: +66Conservative: +65Reform UK: +12yougov.co.uk/politics/art…

YouGov (@yougov.co.uk) 2025-02-18T11:58:30.231Z

The British public has a very positive opinion of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and very negative opinions of Donald Trump and Vladimir PutinVolodymyr Zelenskyy: +48Donald Trump: -51Vladimir Putin: -85yougov.co.uk/politics/art…

YouGov (@yougov.co.uk) 2025-02-18T11:58:30.232Z

Me on the second Trump term.

(@tseofpb.bsky.social) 2025-02-19T22:28:47.628Z

If Nigel Farage wants to become Prime Minister, ceteris paribus, he needs to polling north of 30% and if he doesn’t denounce Donald Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine then I suspect his and Reform’s polling will go down and if he does repudiate Trump significant numbers of Reform voters will be annoyed.

I am not sure how Farage squares this political circle.

TSE

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