http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/1163049
Posted on 07/25/2008 7:12:27 AM PDT by flyfree
Voters who have served in the U.S. military favor John McCain over Barack Obama by a 56% to 37% margin.
This data, from a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, is based upon interviews with 3,000 Likely Voters, including 588 voters who have served in the military. Voters with no military service favor Obama 50% to 43%.
The survey was conducted July 21-23 while Obama was on an overseas tour that included Afghanistan and Iraq. Overall, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll showed Obama leading 48% to 45% (with leaners) over those three days.
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Wait until they hear this...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051149/posts
That’s closer than it should be.
or Barak Obama, a 143 day Senator who can not stand any critical talk towards him or his family or his personal views.
Hmmm.. yeah.. this vet would pick McCain despite my reservations
The scary part: 37% of military veterans are voting for Obama.
This can’t be true. The media can only seem to find military people who support Obama.
http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/1163049
I thought Ron Paul said they all supported him.
The racial numbers for this survey would tell the real story.
That is my thought. I would think it would be at least 2-1. This is not good for McCain.
I’d like to see a poll on Combat Vets vs REMF’s.
We live on a military post. If I see a car with an Obama sticker, it is a minority. We have moved from a post in NC to a smaller post in NM, and I personally have not seen one McCain bumper sticker, and I’ll tell you why.
My kids are attending a half day summer camp at the Youth center. A young african american gal proudly told their group she had met Obama, and how great he was, etc. A little boy, who was white, piped up, and said that he didn’t like Obama.
As my daughter reported that night, the gal yelled immediately that he was “racist!”
I think there are alot of McCain supporters, but if you say it, you are racist.
I bet the margin is even higher than Ras’s numbers.
Here's another contradiction: He spoke in Berlin "not as a candidate, but as a citizen of the world" or words to that affect. Well, a "citizen of the world" can certainly visit injured troops in a military hospital.
I've heard MANY politicians (mostly Republicans) will visit VA hospitals WITHOUT A NEWS CREW - gasp! - because it is the right thing to do. Barry could have visited the troops in the hospital - maybe one or two would have been from Illinois - and visit as a US Senator! What a concept.
It would also be an opportunity to see a "reverse-Patton" whereby an injured soldier slaps the crap our of Barry for being a coward and stinking up a place of honor, then send Barry to the front.
In Feb. 2004 36% of Veterans supported JFnKerry, according to an article I found from the NYT. 55% eventually voted for GWB in the general election.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008032839_vetsop07.html
Great point!
“I would think it would be at least 2-1. This is not good for McCain.”
How do you figure? The Veterans voting in the 2004 election went this way.
57% BUSH
41% KERRY
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/US/P/00/epolls.0.html
I see Obama getting LESS Veteran support than Kerry did.
And did anyone verify their claims of military service?
Also how many of these 588 were Vietnam era draftees. There were a lot of blacks minorities in my company.
They must have polled the Vietnam Veterans Against the War.
Yep. I do not know why people get in an uproar if a Republican doesn’t snatch 60-70% of the military vote, the thing is that the volunteer military has been broken down into two sides.Those who are there to serve and those who are there for the benefits. Those who are there just for the benefits usually break towards the dems. I do not have a study showing that, but I would bet if you did I would be right on the money.
Take your kids out of that youth center. Don’t let them be a party to that propaganda. Seriously, if you let it go, things will only get worse.
Bush had a weak military record and Kerry, while a Vietnam veteran, was weak on defense and a fraud. So, I understand more the Bush v. Kerry numbers.
“I’m afraid the 37% are all about race and little substance.”
Well, it does break down that way initially, but then that only accounts for 2/3’s of that demographic, the remaining 1/3 of that roughly 37% is also the Gay and Lesbian groups, that up until Slick Willie ran for office were not all that vocal a political action group. That duffus only embolden them — and tried to turn the military into a social experiment…its not a college campus — It’s the Military, I wish they would get that straight in their heads.
“It is about the same percentage voting Democrat among Veterans as always. Maybe a little less.”
I pretty much agree with your statement - ever since 9/11, we actually saw a shift in highly motivated, dedicated young men and women reporting to duty after that (not just benifit hounds);
“It was my orders to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear to serve in my beloved Corps [Navy}. Do you maggots understand that?” ~ Gunny Hartman, an inspiration to us all.
The weak one’s didn’t last very long...the prospect of actually going on a long deployment into the Gulf scared a lot of lightweights off...Thank God.
Warren is a Traitor by The Constitution who went to Syria while that country was and is engaged in killing and maiming American Forces in Iraq.
McCain should know better, having had to endure the likes of Jane Fonda taking aim at American planes over Hanoi. Either that or he obviously doesn't care.
Damn them both for the Senators they are.
Pthuh!
They are only there from 8 am until 1 pm, and they really like the program. It bothers me, but we talk about what a whack job Obama is everyday, and how his supporters don’t want him to win to help keep our country strong, but to gain benefits for themselves, etc.
Our kids have been raised in an uber patriotic lifestyle. At our last home, my 11 year old saw his best friend suffer the loss of his Dad in Afghanistan.
They see through the crap.
Cheers!
bttt
We have to remember this 57% to 37% poll is not active duty military, it is of those who marked themselves off as a veteran - and that covers allot of people and age groups.
I would guess close to 60% of the military would always vote for the most conservative pro-military candidate, and maybe 15% lean to the liberal candidate, with the balance going for the more likable guy or not voting at all. I don't think those numbers has changed much except when Reagan captured a huge majority of the military.
“The scary part: 37% of military veterans are voting for Obama.”
I find this totally shocking. ANYONE who has truely ever been in harms way has got to be upset thinking about what this BS clown is going to cause as CIC. I puke at the thought.
Race uber alles.
I’ve had reservations about all the candidates. I was a Thompson supporter til he dropped. I also supported Hunter, but he too, dropped out.
I don’t like McCain much... but he IS, regardless of his “lack of Conservative” leanings... a former military man, a former POW (Not his FAULT by the way regardless of how the Left would portray this) and certainly an honorable man for the most part.
Obama? In my opinion is a slime ball worse than bill clinton and though I wouldn’t want to see Hillary in office either, I sure as hell don’t want to see Obama as President.
He’s an egotistical Leftist. That’s the WORST sort of Marxist there is, short of being an outed Commie...
Anyone who is out campaigning in GERMANY of all places shouldn’t be elected as a dog catcher.
This Vet is voting for McCain.
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