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634-5789

(4,175 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:44 PM Nov 2020

Question: Will the military votes skew the results?

Best of my knowledge...military usually votes RepugliKKKan, so would those late arriving ballots skew the Biden win?

Straight answers only, please, I have to explain this to 2 college aged kids, Grazie!

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Question: Will the military votes skew the results? (Original Post) 634-5789 Nov 2020 OP
What I am hearing SheltieLover Nov 2020 #1
I think the suckers and loser comments turned them blue. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #2
there was a recent poll of active military... TrunKated Nov 2020 #3
Likely not enough votes to make enough difference. trump is a loser. Hoyt Nov 2020 #4
I've been watching elections since 1964. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2020 #5
The military does usually lean towards Republicans sarisataka Nov 2020 #6
most of "the military vote" is counted Orangepeel Nov 2020 #7
These votes will be scattered all over the nation yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #8
Not by much. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #9

Eyeball_Kid

(7,429 posts)
5. I've been watching elections since 1964.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:50 PM
Nov 2020

I don't ever recall an instance in which ANY election was flipped, altered, or in any way changed as a result of the counting of the military vote.

And a previous poster is correct in that THIS term, the military personnel are none too pleased with a Commander-in-Chief who calls their commanders "stupid", and who refers to enlisted men and women as losers and suckers.

So, THIS TIME, we should not be worried about a pro-Trump military vote having an adverse effect on the election totals.

sarisataka

(18,483 posts)
6. The military does usually lean towards Republicans
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:52 PM
Nov 2020

But not nearly as much as most people presume. This year I expect it will be about 50/50, possibly even slightly Democratic.

Orangepeel

(13,933 posts)
7. most of "the military vote" is counted
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 03:55 PM
Nov 2020

there may be a few ballots that were mailed but haven't yet arrived, but not enough to change anything

Turin_C3PO

(13,909 posts)
9. Not by much.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 05:18 PM
Nov 2020

The votes will either slightly favor Trump or slightly favor Biden. Neither candidate is going to get a huge majority of the military vote.

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