Reply #14: This has not been our experience and I

[BamaGirl]

suppose it could be as simple as the company we keep. In 12 years of service (between me and my husband) we've mostly seen about a 60(R)/40(D/I) split. This year the split with people I talked to about it was closer to 50/50, and I'm talking I polled my friends, especially the ones in 1ID and the 101st. They told me they were hearing a 50/50 split too. Most people who oppose the administration are not going to speak publically about it, or to people they don't know well. I don't expect to hear any military personnel that I don't know well to say they voted Kerry or that they are Dem. Most of the support for Bush that I am hearing is from people are very young, new in the Army, or haven't been to I/A. I think age and deployment will swing some of them to the Dem party. Most of our friends are MP's, which is a pretty insular group. I can't see that really making a difference in the numbers, but you never know.

I haven't seen the numbers for military absentee ballot. Has anyone? What were they?