Military Times poll: Troops backing McCain

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Military Times poll: Troops backing McCain
By Brendan McGarry - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 6, 2008 6:17:17 EDT

Sen. John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core, though race appears to be a decisive factor for career-oriented black service members, a Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers indicates.

McCain, R-Ariz., handily defeated Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 68 percent to 23 percent in a voluntary survey of 4,293 active-duty, National Guard and reserve subscribers and former subscribers to Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times.

The results of the Military Times 2008 Election Poll are not representative of the opinions of the military as a whole. The group surveyed is older, more senior in rank and less ethnically diverse than the overall armed services.

But as a snapshot of careerists, the results suggest Democrats have gained little ground in their attempts to appeal to a traditionally Republican voting bloc in campaign messages and legislative initiatives, such as the recent expansion of GI Bill benefits, experts said.


Rest of article and links to charts at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/military_poll_100508w/%2e

[Catch22Dem]

1. There's a poll to easily ignore

If they polled older, senior ranking folks, then OF COURSE they're going to be McCain supporters. However, they DON'T represent the core of the military. (I know you already know this UC) The military is incredibly diverse. All we have to do is look where the donations made by members of the military are going. Last I saw, it was 6:1 Obama. Unless that number has changed dramatically, I think it's obvious who the military rank and file support.