Why are all these Democratic candidates who are running for national office former military?

[CTyankee]

It used to be that former military ran for office as Republicans.

Is it because they trust the government even if the Republican Party doesn't?

[MineralMan]

1. Can you be more specific, with names and the offices they're running for.

There are many, many Democrats who have served in the military, you know. So, please list the names of "all these Democrats" and we might be able to answer more specifically.

[CTyankee]

3. Well, Conor Lamb was the most recent one and I started thinking that this was seemingly more

common than I could remember (at my age it's a wonder I can remember anything). Am I wrong?

[DBoon]

2. The military provides opportunities to grow leadership skills

These opportunities are not often otherwise available to the non-affluent.

[CTyankee]

4. That could very well be the case. You are right. The military gives these men and women training and

confidence. And they are not from a privileged class that would tend to be, but not necessarily, more Republican in their thinking.

[DBoon]

8. especially people of color

The military may have racial issues but corporate american and elite universities are largely closed off to Hispanic and African American working class youth,

[GulfCoast66]

5. Leaders are leaders.

And often, in my limited experience, men and women who have volunteered to lead in wartime are less concerned with getting rich then those that choose to lead in the business world.

That said, being a military leader does not confer good motives. Several republican senators come to mind. Internal values are not necessarily changed by the service.

[CTyankee]

6. Hmm...I thought perhaps they had seen the good that duty in service can be and thought that

government service can very well bring about change that is positive in people's lives.

[bobbieinok]

7. McGrath vs Mitch and Hagar vs TX senator--each woman was pilot in military

Dem candidate vs Joni in IA was an admiral

[JonLP24]

9. The DCCC likes to recruit former military to run as "moderate" Democrats

They can find progressive ex-military if they wanted to do but they tend to only want veterans that want more war. I'm a progressive veteran myself.

The reason they do because they are under the impression Republicans are better on national security so they want a military face to counter that impression.

[Karadeniz]

10. More difficult for repubs to sling anti-American and socialist at them.