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
Not to mention, look what the “religion of peace” did to Christians today….
Democrats will allow the deaths of targeted Christians by muslims, but do not want to retaliate because then it appears the “west is against islam”.
So, under Democrat control… they can do whatever they want, and we can’t do anything…
Obama ran up the debt mostly because of things that happened during the Bush administration. Russia, China, and Israel all suck. The idea that the prices of products are going to go up so much that it will balance the wage increase is false. Prices for some products will go up a little bit. Others won’t.
Funny I was in the military never heard this something new
Joshua Howe The Bible is just as bad as the Koran.
You do know not everything you pull up on line or hear on CNN is true and that Bernie Sanders is also a draft dodger
Well if I followed everything they said on CNN I wouldn’t know anything about Bernie Sanders. Same goes for every other major news outlet. Bernie Sanders was a conscientious objector not a draft dodger. There is a difference. It was a war that was never going to be won and now because of that war we have numerous Veitnam veterans that are homeless and suffering from many mental and health issues. I think there was good reason to object that war. Donald Trump was a draft dodger. Did you know that? Or has Fox News or your conservative news outlets online left that information out? http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/article/2015/jul/21/was-trump-draft-dodger/ Also, if you don’t believe the meme you’re more than welcome to Google it. Seriously.
I agree except for Cruz, I’ve seen no solid evidence he’s anything but a former prosecutor and man of character and integrity. Trump and Sanders both draft dodgers, Hillary all bottom of the barrel
Which is why I’m athiest. As long as religion exist, there will never be peace…
But bernie says “climate change” is the cause for all this radicalization and killing… smart guy.. or not
At least we could afford them…
No, he said that climate change is the biggest threat to humanity, which is true