[American_Centurion]

Table 3.3.  FY 1998 Race/Ethnicity of Active Component Enlisted Members,
by Service, and Civilian Labor Force 18–44 Years Old (Percent)

Race/ Ethnicity	Army	Navy	Marine Corps	Air Force	DoD	18- to 44-Year-Old Civilians
White	56.3	63.2	66.6	73.0	63.7	70.5
Black	29.5	19.9	16.6	17.8	22.2	12.3
Hispanic	7.6	9.0	12.3	5.1	8.0	12.5
Other	6.6	7.9	4.5	4.2	6.1	4.7
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. Also see Appendix Table B-25 (Race/Ethnicity by Service and Gender). Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 1998. Does this chart give you an idea. It's not a racist statement to point out that 95% of blacks are a Democrat voting block.

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, I know. Even so, you have to wonder what would make a man vote for a person who would sell him out, and cause him to go into harms way without backup in the form of supplies and armour.

I realize how the ethnic votes break down. It still baffles me.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Let's not get into pre-judging how anmyone would vote based on their skin pigmentation. If you have data - present it. Do not assume you know anything about these guys.

Of all of us they have the right to vote however they want. If they want to write in Clinton that would be OK with me.

It is my personal experience that our highly pigmented men and women of the military think very similar to myself, with similar values, only they are usually more polite than I am. I would expect that you are wrong in assuming they would follow an ethnic voting block.

The Rep/Dem Conservative vs Liberal battle we are seeing today is part of a culture war. Married white males break out 72% Bush 28% Kerry - similar at Bush/Gore 2000. Military almost identical. Tough to get over 75% of anything.

God Bless Our Troops - We Are So Proud Of Them

Diva's Husband