Poll Suggests U.S. Troops Support McCain 3-1

[Luis]

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/21/poll-troops-support-mccain/ Poll Suggests U.S. Troops Support McCain 3-1 A Military Times poll indicates landslide support for John McCain, who captures 68 percent of the military vote to Barack Obama's 23 percent. FOXNews.com Tuesday, October 21, 2008 A poll by the Military Times newspaper group suggests that there is overwhelming support for John McCain among U.S. troops in every branch of the armed forces by a nearly 3-1 margin. According to the poll, 68 percent of active-duty and retired servicemen and women support McCain, while 23 percent support Barack Obama. The numbers are nearly identical among officers and enlisted troops. The Military Times, which publishes the Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times, polled 80,000 subscribers from Sept 22 to Sept. 29. The non-scientific survey gathered 4,300 respondents -- all of them registered and eligible to vote. A racial divide was immediately evident among the respondents. Nearly eight in 10 black servicemembers chose Obama, while McCain captured 76 percent of white voters and 63 percent of Hispanic voters. Numbers among men and women respondents were also visibly different. Men overwhelmingly said they would vote for McCain, 70 percent to 22 percent. But among women the margin was much closer: 53 percent support McCain, while 36 percent support Obama. U.S. troops also said in the poll that they prefer McCain to handle the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- 74 percent said McCain would perform better, while just 19 percent said Obama would. Four years ago the Iraq War was the single most important issue on which the military voted. But the war now ranks third in importance to these voters. The most important issue among the respondents was character (42 percent), followed by the economy (25 percent) and the Iraq War (16 percent). There was a racial divide on these issues, as well. Black servicemembers said the economy was the No. 1 issue that affected their vote, and white troops said character was paramount. The Military Times offered certain caveats for its poll, which was open only to its 80,000 subscribers. Responses were entirely voluntary and were not focused on a representative sample of the public, as scientific polls are. The troops polled were also somewhat older than average enlisted servicemembers and included more officers than is representative of the military as a whole. Yet judging by the numbers, it appears that the Democratic party has not made many inroads into the traditionally Republican military. Fox News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.

[Luis]

I did not make up the Poll, unlike CNN, MSNBC or NBC, I believe that Fox News is pretty fair and this is their poll. If your reasoning is true then we shouldn't believe the Polls that already have "The Messiah" in the White House.

I do believe this Poll and I would take it a step further, I say that 4-1 or 5-1 those in the Military support a man who has been there and done that and not a little man who couldn't lead a third grade class in line if you paid him.

John, Biden on a number of occasions has alluded that Obama is not prepared to be President. As a Navy Dad I would prefer to have a strong Commander in Chief like McCain then someone who is going to invite the world to test in in the next 6 months. I didn't insinuate or say this, Biden Did!


JohnM said:

Some interesting feedback on the poll from a reader of Navy Times.

http://www.militarytimes.com/community/opinion/navy_opinion_forums_...

"Military Times poll: Troops backing McCain
Are you kidding me? This poll was so biased it should be sent back to the scuttlebutt area on the ship. It is a basic reported FACT, by the national press and the NAVY that McCain is backed by those who are officers or chiefs, who are career lifers (like myself). Meanwhile, enlisted people prefer the guy who will get them the hell out of Iraq where we never should have been in the first place. So let’s go easy on your poll results that do not reflect the real troops that are the backbone of our great Navy.

— BM1 (Ret. 22 yrs)"

FWIW Amanda went sour on McCain when he opposed the new GI Bill.