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.
You are correct - using a single, non-relevant litmus test doesn’t make sense. I was just being ornery because of the negative examples you used even though they were very valid points.