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
Very disturbing that a socialist came in second. Don’t they teach history anymore?
Trump they know who has their back.the so called conservatives we voted Into office voted to take money from va to bring terriost into are country.they voted against a raise for them in their new 2017 budget.
Trump
Trump,is the best.
They all know who will have their backs and give them the power to do their job…God bless our military and God bless Trump
The fact that over 1/5 of our service members would vote for a Socialist war dodging weasel is absolutely demoralizing. Really can’t believe we have people wearing the uniform that would vote for Sanders.
David Martin No, it isn’t a fantasy world. The world I speak of exists in pretty much all industrialized nations.
I’m voting for the carrots. This minority has been crying for years yet no one has heard their tortured screams!
22% Sanders?!?!?!? You’ve got to be kidding me. This poll is c**p.
This is a Disgraceful post because it undermines The Military Standards even more than that of the Democratic attempt to destroy our Military history,Traditions and Standards.An Active Duty Service Man or Woman can be Court Marshaled under UCMJ for Disrespect to the Commander In Chief.Keep in mind when we do get a Commander in Chief that we approve of we are allowing the door open for that person to be totally Disrespected by their own Subordinates and that is shameful to the World.Wake up America.
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