Always the exception - any reason to harp on the exception in regards to Negley? I know nothing about him, so I can’t say but I guess you are right in that just being a veteran doesn’t = conservative and honest, but the odds go up dramatically - there’s a couple vets like Ollie North and Colonel West that come to mind off the bat.
I don’t have any issue with what you have posted. And the guy he’s voting for may be the perfect candidate.
But to choose a candidate based on nothing more than “He’s a vet” or the equally bad “He’s running as a Republican”? One that would do that really shouldn’t be voting at all.