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
Isn’t it interesting that all of the people calling me stupid have the writing style and behavior of a 13 year old girl?
Josh Strigle, were not the ones with headphones on sitting in a swing.
A typical loonie Bernie supporter! They come in all shapes and sizes. I guarantee you,you are living in mom and dad’s basement because you can’t find a decent job after you graduated with your PH.D from an on line university. You probably majored in philosophy or some other useless subject and now you have a student loan debt you want the good old taxpayers to pay for. So in comes diaper wearing Bernie to the rescue.
Stupid Post. Dubbya and Rumsfeild and Co went to Iraq with no plan and now 5K dead. GOP is no a Soldier’s Friend.
Of course they do, He’s the only presidential candidate who can be trusted to have their backs.
Tony Johnston that was good stuff got a good hard laugh out of that. Some people just can’t take the facts. This Josh guy he’s a glutton for punishment
I know who I’d choose, the he don’t use tampons…
Yeah, I went for a walk and ended up swinging on a swing set on a beautiful day. Perhaps you should consider why someone younger than yourself that enjoys swinging on a swing set on a beautiful day while listening to music is acting more mature than you. I see you like pictures. Here are some you may enjoy.
Anthony Mitschele Intili I’ve literally proved everything he said is not true.
What a dufus! Swinging when you should be working ,paying taxes. Oops forgot you’re a Sanders guy. Let someone else do that!lol.