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
I said that as well. Majority means over 50%. He does have a plurality. But a sample of 931 people serving our country is not a large sample either
Like spending trillions on an aircraft that doesn’t work. Trump will send more people to war and get more soldiers killed. We need to bring them home and give them healthcare like Bernie wants
Vietnam Veteran here. TRUMP 2016!
And for your soldiers to have healthcare. People complain that we need “to take care of our soldiers instead of letting refugees in”. Well guess what Bernie wants healthcare for everyone so our vets can get the care they need and deserve
You do realize that Bernie wants healthcare for all. That means all vets would get the healthcare they deserve.
This post makes zero sense. You do know Obama is not running for office right?
You are the ignorant one my friend. Look up what McCain and Kerry did to seal over 1200 MIA records from Vietnam. Families begged to find out. and they said “believe us there is nothing there” That’s c**p. Find one guy who served with John Hanoi Kerry who supports the POS. I served in Vietnam and I am one proud veteran who supports TRUMP .
We need him a lot sooner than that lol 🙂
Josh it appears that you live in a fantasy world. Long drawn out responses just to insult other people that don’t agree with you. But you are entertaining.
Trump 2016