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
Josh Strigle the fact that you or anyone thinks that any politician gives two shits about you is what’s embarrassing.
In a country where our government seems to grow a new head every year, and we sit by while lobbyists sway politicians to do their bidding. It’s bribery, and they are all meat puppets. And if you don’t see that for what it is, then I suppose you’re a meat puppet as well.
“The polls said this, the polls said that.” Lol, yes, because a politician would never have false information put out to derail the public eye from the truth.
Sorry you’ve downed a gallon dose of koolaid daily and actually believe what some thugs on Capitol tell you.
Of course it’s Trump?
Who the$#%&!@*else would it be?
A Traitor or an old man afraid of guns?
Why would they need to research this?
Daniel Rater It is nonsense to make a blanket claim that no politicians care.
27% said Trump was the favorite, but that leaves 73% who favor someone else. Can’t understand the “clear” favorite theory.
@josh Strigle, ok. The ones that matter most definitely don’t care. Do you even see what our world has become in the last 16 years? Let me be more specific:
Obama doesn’t give a$#%&!@*Hillary Cunton doesn’t give a$#%&!@*Colonel Sanders doesn’t give a$#%&!@*Donald drumph doesn’t give a$#%&!@*
Most politicians don’t give a$#%&!@*about you. The vast majority of politicians don’t care if you live or die.
Yeah, the people who all get paid by tax dollars, where everyone chips in something to pay their salaries. Why in the world would any of them support a democratic socialist?
I just hope the winner can make an officially sanctioned sarcasm font happen.
Think about this for a moment fellas. If Trump takes office, we WILL enter into at least two new conflicts! He has his overseas investments to protect
Camp pendleton Ca 03 to 07 Sgt USMC and I fully agree with what she said.
GO$#%&!@*URSELF UR IGNORANT OF ALL THE REAL PROBLEMS… WHO GIVES A$#%&!@*EHAT HE SAYS HE’S THE BEST FOR THE JOB WHETHER HE’S AN$#%&!@*OR NOT
I don’t think that is accurate. After all Trump has stated that military school provided him with more military experience than being in the military.