RE: Poll of over 3000 U.S. troops: Gary Johnson preffered over Clinton, Trump
July 22, 2016 at 4:28 am
(This post was last modified: July 22, 2016 at 4:29 am by SteelCurtain.)
As a former member of the military, I am positive that poll is not representative. It was conducted by an online personality. I can pretty much guarantee you that 38.7% of service members don't even know who Gary Johnson is, much less would vote for a libertarian.
Intimately knowing the two largest branches of the military (Army and Navy/Marine Corps), I know they recruit the type of people who would love Donald Trump. I have lived on or worked on 7 Navy/Marine Corps Bases and one Army base in the last 5 years. Solid Red. Big trucks, NRA members, and military spending. No way this is an accurate poll.
I wish it were true, but I cannot get there with the military I know.
Quote:Although the survey was not a scientific poll with a margin of error, it provides a snapshot of the preferences of about 3,500 active duty, reservists, retired and former members of the military and their family members, 95.7 percent of which were registered voters.
Intimately knowing the two largest branches of the military (Army and Navy/Marine Corps), I know they recruit the type of people who would love Donald Trump. I have lived on or worked on 7 Navy/Marine Corps Bases and one Army base in the last 5 years. Solid Red. Big trucks, NRA members, and military spending. No way this is an accurate poll.
I wish it were true, but I cannot get there with the military I know.
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