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
Ignorance at work. Msm and liberal talking points. You have no idea what the hell you’re saying. If you want socialism then you can move to a socialist nation. You’re free to do so.
No Joshua… It really isnt a historical fact. I have no doubt you believe it and that you have been indoctrinated to believe it, but sorry, Id ask for your money back for that degree. LMAO
This is the same joke of a page that STILL tries to “prove” Obama is cutting military pay. Morons.
Joshua Howe So you have zero sympathy for people that want to go to the best schools? It’s not up to you to determine what is a good degree or not. Financial success is only one aspect of the value of a degree. There is also a social and economic aspect. Even with a “useless art degree” they are still better educated than someone that doesn’t have a college degree.
Rusty Lee We are a socialist nation.
Tom Weaver I haven’t been indoctrinated. I’ve been educated. It’s 100% the truth. You don’t even need to take classes to know that Republicans used to be liberal. You just need to open your eyes and use your brain
Bottom line. Bernie is a loser in the primary. His ideals are a moot point. Will never happen.
Bernie can still win the primary. His ideals aren’t a moot point. Even if he loses, he showed how popular his ideas are with young voters. This gives us a glimpse into where the future of the country is heading.
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Young voters, who want handouts and think they should be given entitlements from the government instead of earning it on thier own.
A $150,000 degree in art history is irrelevant in obtaining an applicable job.
I have a $10,000 degree in industrial electronics, and landed a $52,000 job… which one makes more sence?
Why should those who work hard, pay for a worthless $100,000 degree in a field that pays $30k/yr, or has no job opportunities? Who’s wasting who’s money?
I know the idea sounds great. I’ll agree, but it’s impractical. Just like paying a 16 year old pot head drop out $15/hr to flip burgers at McDonald’s. Sounds good… but it isn’t practical. If you have a BA, and are working for min wage… you either got a worthless degree, are a complete idiot, or made poor life choices. Those individuals shouldn’t then be over compensated because I earn more… so take from me, to give to them?
It’s plain ignorant. And Bernie can win mathematically, but he wont. Unless hillary get indicted. And we all know how that’s gonna go…