If a new poll is to be believed, Donald Trump has earned the support of one of the most coveted voting demographics.
After surveying 931 members of the armed forces, researchers found that out of all the candidates running for president in both parties, Trump was the preferred choice for the majority of them. A solid 27% of the survey’s respondents said he was their favorite candidate, with his closest rival being socialist Democrat Bernie Sanders who came in at 22%.
More specifically, Trump enjoyed high levels of support from the Army and Marines, both of which saw 30% of respondents listing him as their choice. Although he wasn’t the preferred choice of respondents in the Air Force or Navy, he still had significant levels of support, with the branches having 23.58% and 22.35% of their members favoring him respectively.
The numbers are a major boon to Trump, who has been hounded by critics for his relative lack of foreign experience. Earning such impressive levels of support from servicemen will undoubtedly help him mute such attacks.
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Although Trump may lack traditional foreign policy credentials, the men and women of the military seem to think that he has a strong grasp on the subject and can be counted on to look out for the country’s best interests. Gaining the support of such an esteemed group alone is a worthy accomplishment for anyone seeking the presidency:
“The data seems to indicate that the GOP national security establishment’s attempt to discredit Trump’s foreign policy credibility has failed — at least as far as servicemembers are concerned.
Trump’s hardline stances on national security issues appear to have attracted dedicated support from members of the military, though several military officials have complained about his aggressive statements on torture and the killing of terrorists’ families, which Trump had to walk back.
Officers surveyed still favor Trump, albeit by a smaller margin than regular enlisted troops. Officers ranked Trump first with 21 percent support and Cruz second with 18 percent.
And even though Sanders has also been perceived as weak on foreign policy, that fact hasn’t hurt his polling numbers among servicemembers.
Despite Sen. Marco Rubio’s attempts to prioritize foreign policy in his platform and despite the Republican national security establishment essentially throwing all of its might behind his campaign, he ranks second to last in the survey.”
Source: Daily Caller
Joshua Howe This idea that they’re against the military is nonsense and has no basis in reality.
It’s ironic that someone who is employed in a socialist institution such as yourself, where you don’t pay for your health care or your education is telling me that people shouldn’t have to pay for the education and health care of others. Maybe we should stop funding the military and let them rely on donations. That is what you would prefer, is it not? Make payment optional.
You got to be kidding me 22% Bernie Sander’s what is wrong with them? Haven’t they had enough of socialism seriously. I know they like Trump. But 27% and Sander’s 22% whoa
Rick Van Harn I know history just fine. For example, I know that Democrats used to be CONSERVATIVE and Republicans were LIBERAL.
Sean Newton, As he should since he’s responsible for almost 4500 of our bravest dead, over a million Iraqis dead, hundreds of thousands of our soldiers injured or has ptsd… And the Obama administration has done more for Vets in his first term, than Bush did in 8 years, also did you forget; that Republicans voted against several veterans benefits bills until they were shamed into voting for the Bernie Sanders sponsored bill. And it was Bush 43 who took 1.37 trillion from social security & never replaced it to pay for his first round of tax cuts, which should also prove; that trickle down economic ( voodoo, Reaganomics, supply side ), doesn’t work neither because he only created 3 million jobs, – 646,000 were private sector; but lost 8 million & millions of American households lost a 3rd of its wealth & that’s the real reason why 47 million Americans were on food stamps, but what’s ironic is that Southern whites in rural areas & military families received the most Snap benefits ( food stamps ), & their also the core of the GOP base & the majority of the 47%…. And Sean Newton, Obama has gone to see the caskets of our fallen soldiers coming home many, many times, but Bush nor Cheney has never been not once… That’s shows you how much he cares, & remember CIA Briefer Michael Morell conceded that$#%&!@*Cheney & the Bush administration lied & mislead the American ppl into the Iraq war….
Lmao the whole parties switched sides in some southern strategy idea has been debunked long time ago. Ask Robert Byrd.
Greg Rickey Janeau you are a complete moron!!
Stop spewing these lies you are dead wrong you liberal scumbag
Obama wasn’t the one who gave a billion dollar no bid military contract to his vice presidents old employer halliburton.
Student deferment, medical deferment, did in fact register for the draft and his draft number never called. Please if your going to make a statement understand the history.
Lies. I am currently in the military and the only thing leadership does is make sure you can vote.