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
Well I’m a Vet and all my Vet bodies and I support Trump.
As a matter of fact most Active Duty and Vets support him.$#%&!@*socialist Sanders & murderous Hillary.
These are Bernie’s American Patriots…
Clearly we’re dealing with someone who has less than half the normal brain cell count of the typical human.
It’s not just one guy. It’s most of Bernie’s supporters.
When I post those pics on liberal pages, they answer: “your point?”$#%&!@*all of them and BLM.
If BLM is supporting a candidate, you know he’s a$#%&!@*
JJ JSki Don’t be angry at me because you find facts scary and avoid them.
Where the he’ll did you serve. I have never heard or seen anyone else in the military put down or shunned because they were either a democrat or Republican. Well I guess there are many who are brain washed to want to have to live under what the Democratic presidents want to give you. Or rather give the lazy because many are apparently willing to just let people have what they don’t deserve.
Nothing any president wants ever gets done, idiots, it’s just for your vote lol
Our next president Trump
Glenn Depp I had a difficult time understanding what you were trying to write but I think I get the idea. I served from 1985 until 2005. Most of those I served with were republicans because it is widely suggested they are war oriented and that means more people and better advancement opportunities. That works ok when you are in. After you leave the service, republicans do everything they can to limit or take away whatever benefits you earned while serving. That is a fact.
I also had many servicemen and their families using WIC and Food Stamps because they couldn’t make ends meet. They still voted republican even though the republicans were trying to cut those programs. It is the culture.