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Who do Service Men and their Families trust to be Commander in Chief?

For those who do not know, the US Military is overwhelmingly conservative and they always tend to vote Republican. It is a known fact that the Republicans can always count on the Military vote in any Presidential election. For those of you who do not know, Republicans and their children and the most likely to join the Military than Democrats and Independents. Now I am not claiming that Democrats and their Independents do not love this country (far be it from me to make such a suggestion), but statistics have always shown that the majority of those in the Military and those who continue to sign up to join the military are Republicans.

In spite of all the liberal media has been doing in this time of war to undermine the current President and make the Iraq war “the wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time”, the Military is still overwhelming in favor of the war and the President.

A recent survey in USA shows that the troops overwhelmingly support Bush over Kerry 4-1. This is what the survey says:

In the survey of more than 4,000 full-time and part-time troops, 73% said they would vote for Bush if the election were held today; 18% said they would vote for Kerry. Of the respondents, 59% identified themselves as Republicans, 20% as independents and 13% as Democrats.

The survey was conducted Sept. 15-28 by the Army Times Publishing Co., which distributes the weekly newspapers Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Marine Corps Times. (Army Times Publishing is owned by Gannett, which also publishes USA TODAY.)


Another survey today by the Associated Press also shows that those in active duty and their families trust Bush more as commander in chief..

Here is part of the story:

WASHINGTON (AP) - When asked who they would trust as commander in chief, people in military service and their families chose President Bush over Sen. John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, by almost a 3-to-1 margin.

Bush, who served in the Texas Air National Guard, was more trusted by 69 percent while 24 percent said they trusted Kerry more, according to the National Annenberg Election Survey released Friday.

Among all Americans, Bush has a more narrow advantage on trust to be commander in chief, 50-41.

The military sample was far more likely to be Republican than Democratic, which could help explain the more favorable view of the president. Four in 10, 43 percent, of the military sample said they were Republicans, while 19 percent said Democrats and 27 percent independents.

Those in the military and their families have a more favorable view of Bush than Americans generally, and they take a more optimistic view about Iraq, the economy and the nation's direction.

A majority in the military sample, 64 percent, said the country is on the right track. Among Americans generally, 55 percent said the country is headed in the wrong direction.

The National Annenberg Election Survey found that seven in 10, 69 percent, had a favorable view of Bush. Only three in 10, 29 percent, had a favorable view of Kerry.


Wow! I find it very interesting that the people in the service and those fighting in Iraq have a more optimistic view about Iraq, the economy than those at home. This goes to show that the media has really been reporting more lies that truth about the situation in Iraq. If the people who are in the fore front of the war have a more favorable view of the war than those who get their information about the war from the news, then something is wrong.

posted by elizabeth @ 1:37 PM