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
Dave Symons Bernie wouldn’t bankrupt America. Donald Trump would though if his tax plan was enacted
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James Wilson ya he was one,, and claiming he is a pacifist. You want a commander in Cheif who thinks all types of war and violence are unjustified?
Mr Mosher, I want a Commander and Chief, who know’s where the War Room is. Someone who will think before he acts. There is only one person running for President, that has been in a combat situation. She was there when Bin Ladin was killed. When the 3 top people from
Al Qaeda was taken out. That’s who I’m supporting.
It’s too late to think this is an April fools joke….
Doesn’t say who conducted this poll?
Why trump because he’s racist. Seems to me thats the kind all you majority (whites ) want as your leader . No substance
Lawrence Horn how naive are you? I’ve had very liberal and conservative leaders while I was in the military they never once influenced the way I voted. At the end of the day, the only two rights we have as soldiers is to believe in our creator, and have the right to vote. I can assure you nobody ever told me how to vote. Sure political discussions come up, but that doesn’t mean we listen to what everyone says. We are all from diverse backrounds. Latino, black, white, asian, indian it doesn’t matter. Everyone here has a different idea and a different mindset. Oh and the fact that military families have to go on food stamps is a slap in the face to our servicemen. This just goes to show you that enlisted military members dont get paid$#%&!@*and those assholes in Washington don’t give a$#%&!@*about them.
If you are a vet and not supporting Bernie Sanders then you are a disgrace.
I served 23 years in the Army. Bernie would be the best commander in chief. Why? Because he would not get the US involved in wars that are not in America’s national interests. Trump will likely get us involved in wars just because he is an arrogant mental lightweight