Military Poll: McCain Over Obama Overwhelmingly
The U.S. military overwhelmingly supports John McCain over Barack Obama in the presidential election. The results are wider than one would have imagined.
The American military supports John McCain by a 3-1 margin over Obama, 68%-23%. The poll was conducted by the Military Times.
The results are interesting in that they represent no change from the past, according to Peter Feaver, a former member of the National Security Council:
“The military has been perceived as a conservative Republican institution. A lot of people thought that eight years of frustration with the Bush administration was going to undermine that. This evidence suggests that it hasn’t undermined it as much as they thought, at least not yet.”
The results are even more astounding when one considers that results are polarized along racial lines. Black military personnel support Obama by about 80%, much less than the black electorate as a whole but clearly enough to skew the statistics. Among white military personnel, John McCain is supported by over 90% of the poll. This data suggests that Barack Obama is seen as the “black candidate” among the men and women in uniform.
As Barack Obama rails against the Iraq mission on behalf of “the troops,” it turns out that the Iraq War is only the 3rd most important issue to our military. The second most important voting issue is the economy. So what do our men and women in uniform care about the most?
According to the poll, the most important consideration for election a presidential candidate is character. The American military believes that character matters in a commander in chief, and those brave voters support John McCain by a 3-1 margin.
October 6th, 2008 at 1:18 am
This is great news the most honorable people in our society are on McCain’s side. If only the whole country could see as clearly as the people in the military.
October 9th, 2008 at 8:55 am
[...] The U.S. military overwhelmingly supports John McCain over Barack Obama in the presidential election. The results are wider than one would have imagined. The American military supports John McCain by a 3-1 margin over Obama, 68%-23%. The poll was conducted by the Military Times. The results are interesting in that they represent no change from the past, according to Peter Feaver, a former member of the National Security Council: “The military has been perceived as a conservative Republican institution. A lot of people thought that eight years of frustration with the Bush administration was going to undermine that. This evidence suggests that it hasn’t undermined it as much as they thought, at least not yet.” The results are even more astounding when one considers that results are polarized along racial lines. Black military personnel support Obama by about 80%, much less than the black electorate as a whole but clearly enough to skew the statistics. Among white military personnel, John McCain is supported by over 90% of the poll. This data suggests that Barack Obama is seen as the “black candidate” among the men and women in uniform. As Barack Obama rails against the Iraq mission on behalf of “the troops,” it turns out that the Iraq War is only the 3rd most important issue to our military. The second most important voting issue is the economy. So what do our men and women in uniform care about the most? According to the poll, the most important consideration for election a presidential candidate is character. The American military believes that character matters in a commander in chief, and those brave voters support John McCain by a 3-1 margin. Military Poll: McCain Over Obama Overwhelmingly ? Blue Star Chronicles [...]
October 9th, 2008 at 9:22 am
[...] The U.S. military overwhelmingly supports John McCain over Barack Obama in the presidential election. The results are wider than one would have imagined. The American military supports John McCain by a 3-1 margin over Obama, 68%-23%. The poll was conducted by the Military Times. The results are interesting in that they represent no change from the past, according to Peter Feaver, a former member of the National Security Council: “The military has been perceived as a conservative Republican institution. A lot of people thought that eight years of frustration with the Bush administration was going to undermine that. This evidence suggests that it hasn’t undermined it as much as they thought, at least not yet.” The results are even more astounding when one considers that results are polarized along racial lines. Black military personnel support Obama by about 80%, much less than the black electorate as a whole but clearly enough to skew the statistics. Among white military personnel, John McCain is supported by over 90% of the poll. This data suggests that Barack Obama is seen as the “black candidate” among the men and women in uniform. As Barack Obama rails against the Iraq mission on behalf of “the troops,” it turns out that the Iraq War is only the 3rd most important issue to our military. The second most important voting issue is the economy. So what do our men and women in uniform care about the most? According to the poll, the most important consideration for election a presidential candidate is character. The American military believes that character matters in a commander in chief, and those brave voters support John McCain by a 3-1 margin. Military Poll: McCain Over Obama Overwhelmingly ? Blue Star Chronicles [...]
October 19th, 2008 at 11:13 am
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October 19th, 2008 at 11:19 am
[...] about nearly the entire military? Military Poll: McCain Over Obama Overwhelmingly ? Blue Star Chronicles Powell has been butting heads with the GOP and administration for a long time. If you were [...]
October 19th, 2008 at 11:30 am
[...] about nearly the entire military? Military Poll: McCain Over Obama Overwhelmingly ? Blue Star Chronicles Powell has been butting heads with the GOP and administration for a long time. If you were [...]
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:14 am
I can’t believe people even need to poll this. The service men and women CHOOSE to fight for their country, WHY would they vote for someone who is against their choice?! Obama saying it is on behalf of the troops is BS. They have made their stance on the war loud and clear, they don’t need someone speaking on their behalf.
MCAIN/PALIN 08!