If the group is going to bitch about this then they ought to poll their membership and ask them to answer honestly how they voted in this last Presidential election cycle and who they voted for in their state level and local elections. ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!!!!!!!
If they just say: “I did’nt vote for that” they can tell them that Yes, they did.
Not sure your point, yes some vets especially black ones voted for Obama, most did not. That group is historically conservative. There is no place in the GOP for conservatives.