Who does the military want to be their next Commander-in-Chief?
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Published October 10th, 2008
The latest poll results from Military Times are now available; and, not surprisingly, McCain polls very well, eclipsing Obama by a large margin: 68-23%.
Enlisted personnel support McCain 67-24%; Officers support McCain 70-22%. Obama enjoys a 79-12% lead among African-Americans, but McCain holds a 63-27% lead among Latinos and Hispanics.
The Navy supports McCain 69-24% and the 18-34 age group supports McCain 65-27%.
By a wide margin, across all ranks, genders, and generally race, McCain is the military’s preference to be their next Commander-in-Chief.
Lopsided no doubt, but don’t start rejoicing yet. All his margins are down from Bush’s four years ago. And we all know…ITS ALL ABOUT THE MARGINS.
No one’s rejoicing, Ian. It’s just a statement of fact.
By the way, you graduated HS right, so you’re eligible for service now?
Sketchy poll at best Jim - the only firm numbers (b/c of the rules about polling the military) are in who the military member is donating to - which must be reported. At least by an article I read a few weeks ago Obama and McCain are neck and neck, with Obama in the lead by a few percentage points.
Mark - Even those numbers are skewed because it only counts those who can give.
Jason - concur, which from a certain point of view makes the numbers more intersting. Statistical sampling has found that among the enlisted ranks the armed forces break down pretty evenly, roughly 1/3 GOP, 1/3 Dem, & 1/3 independent. The officer corps however much more favors the GOP - consequently, the presumption would be that those with the most money would be those in the ranks of the officers - who are also have the strongest representation of Republicans, yet donations are favoring Obama. Perhaps, more than anything this reflects the passion for each candidate - which would certainly mirror my personal experience.
Passion is probably key here, and reflects the race as a whole up to this point. Obama has been raking in money from all quarters for a long time because he has been exciting the masses. McCain didn’t have that kind of response until Palin and then had to forgo public financing all together, so we’ll never know exactly what kind of response she would have generated.
But a good number of factors have also led to Obama’s fundraising numbers: a longer and hotter primary, no public financing, better use of bundling and small dollar options, and on.
So just looking at the dollars doesn’t cut it either.
I don’t know. I have been a career infantry officer for decades. As a traditional conservative I have always voted Republican like most of my comrades. When McCain got the nomination I lost heart, I thought it was just like Dole; liberal Republican with no chance of winning. I have held my nose and voted for none conservative Republicans all my adult life. Reagan was the only one I was proud to vote for. Can’t say that for Nixon, Ford, Bush I, Dole or Bush II and definitely not McCain.
So I finally decided I just can’t do it anymore. It was time to leave and vote Constitution Party. However, when Palin came in, I though maybe, just maybe, so I decided once again to go with the GOP, but no, after last week, McCain gave up. His moves to the left or attempts to get the MSM to “like him” like they used to (only because he bashed conservatives and supported the democrats in Congress, he has barely gained any independents and lost the conservatives.
The Republicans are toast. They will lose the presidency, and lose seats in both houses. Time for a new party that is faithful to principle. We won’t win either this time, but the republicans didn’t the first time out in 1856, but by 1860 they were in.
I don’t know how all the other military folks will vote, but I do know that the conservative ones (real conservatives, fiscal and social not just fiscal ones) are dropping McCain like crazy. The fiscal only types will probably stay the course with the RINO’s but it won’t be near enough. Obama will win substantially with or without all the voter fraud he has lined up.
Spin spin spin spin
That is right J.R. But it does not change the fact this poll is, as said above, sketchy. This is hardly news
And JR wouldn’t “rejoice” over a politician, Ian. It’s your side that has “THE ONE”
And your side has the Unethical One (and Uneducated and Inexperienced) - though her state does lead the nation in earmarks per capita… (so mavricky!!)
Dry Viking,
I’m with you. Both parties are corrupt to the hilt. We need a third and fourth option. A two party system is a joke. We need to be electing capable candidates based on their qualifications, not on which club can afford to buy the election. Which is really what it comes down to.
We could start by outlawing campaigning prior to two months before the election. These scumbags spend their entire time in office lining themselves up for the next election.
They need to spend at least 90% of their time in office actually working, not wining and dining potential donors.
Is that the best snark you can come up with Brian?
Dry Viking,
Dry Viking, I am in a similiar situation as you. I am a very committed constitutionalist and am beyond angry about the corruption and total disregard of country’s future by the two primary candidates remaining in the race for the presidency. My wife and I debate this regularly. She refuses to vote for the lesser of two evils. I want to agree with her and feel as though I am cheating the new constitutionalist move but fear so strongly the damage that I predict could happen with an Obama administration that I am most likely going to vote for McCain. More of the same is bad, but it could be worse. After this election, it is paramount, that we do not ease up and keep people that are currently motivated by Ron Paul fighting. The more we educate society and make them aware of what those that we call our leaders are really doing, than maybe we can truly make a difference in future elections.