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Fri Oct 28, 2016, 02:14 PM Oct 2016

Most Republicans believe Russia is meddling in U.S. election: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Most Republicans believe Russia is attempting to influence the U.S. presidential election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, despite comments by the party’s nominee, Donald Trump, downplaying the possibility.

Some 55 percent of U.S. adults, including 51 percent of Republicans and 65 percent of Democrats, said they thought Russia was trying to tip the scales in the Nov. 8 presidential election, according to the survey.

Most American adults - 62 percent of Democrats and 48 percent of Republicans - think Putin is supporting Trump for the White House, the poll found.

Some 71 percent of those who suspect Russia of meddling believe Moscow is doing so through the recent hacks of Democratic emails, according to the Oct. 18-24 survey. But 57 percent of those who suspect Russian interference also believe Trump has "no involvement in Russia’s release of unflattering information" on his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/most-republicans-believe-russia-is-meddling-in-us-election-reuters-ipsos-poll/ar-AAjvcie?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=edgsp

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