A new YouGov poll contains an interesting discovery, which made sense but was, at the same time, infuriating. The two ends of the political spectrum respond in opposite ways when asked whether allies should support the United States. Conservatives say yes. Liberals? Not so much.

That is a no-brainer. The answer should be an unequivocal “yes.” What’s the point of having allies if not?

Indeed, both sides are equally in agreement when asked if the United States should come to the aid of allies.

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Support for that is strong across nearly all races, age groups, and political affiliations. The only exception is black Americans, who support helping allies at 45%. But whites and Hispanics support the U.S. coming to the aid her allies at rates of 65% and 64% respectively, with a puny 8% of whites and 11% of Hispanics saying no.

In terms of ideology, 60% of liberals and 74% of conservatives said yes. Incidentally, voters who identified with President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement, or MAGA, were supportive of the U.S. helping allies at an even higher rate: 79%. This belies the misunderstanding that MAGA is isolationist.

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