Two recent polls demonstrate that
support for Donald Trump in the military
and among veterans outpaces support for
both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. A
MayMilitary Times surveyof active-duty troops showed Trump beating Clinton by
better than a 2-to-1 margin. A Morning Consult poll of veterans and
active-duty members taken later the same month
showed the likely Republican nominee
leading his Democratic rival by 9
percentage points. People ask me on a regular basis why so
many veterans support Trump. First, we
must consider that the military personnel
in general seem to skew a bit to the right.
If we have more Republicans in the
military — through self-selection or geographically targeted recruiting in the
South — it stands to reason to have more
military personnel support for the
Republican nominee.
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support for Donald Trump in the military
and among veterans outpaces support for
both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. A
MayMilitary Times surveyof active-duty troops showed Trump beating Clinton by
better than a 2-to-1 margin. A Morning Consult poll of veterans and
active-duty members taken later the same month
showed the likely Republican nominee
leading his Democratic rival by 9
percentage points. People ask me on a regular basis why so
many veterans support Trump. First, we
must consider that the military personnel
in general seem to skew a bit to the right.
If we have more Republicans in the
military — through self-selection or geographically targeted recruiting in the
South — it stands to reason to have more
military personnel support for the
Republican nominee.
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