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Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:07 PM Aug 2016

What is the psychology of this?

Trump has insulted the military and veterans six ways to Sunday time and time again. Why should there be this level of support among members of the military for a man who has no coherent international policy beyond "kill everyone?"

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/election/2016/05/09/military-times-survey-donald-trump-beats-hillary-clinton/84132402/

In a new survey of American military personnel, Donald Trump emerged as active-duty service members' preference to become the next U.S. president, topping Hillary Clinton by more than a 2-to-1 margin. However, in the latest Military Times election survey, more than one in five troops said they’d rather not vote in November if they have to choose between just those two candidates.

But given only those choices, 21 percent of the service members surveyed said they would abstain from voting.More than 54 percent of the 951 troops Military Times surveyed said they would vote for Trump, the presumed Republican presidential nominee, over Clinton, the Democratic front-runner. Only about 25 percent said they would vote for Clinton in that matchup.
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What is the psychology of this? (Original Post) Skidmore Aug 2016 OP
Republicans for years have painted dems as fun n serious Aug 2016 #1
Since Vietnam charlyvi Aug 2016 #2
It's a psyops poll. It's not true underthematrix Aug 2016 #3
Rush Limbaugh fans. AND macho men. nt glennward Aug 2016 #4
In 2014, 15.1% of active duty DOD force were women. NCTraveler Aug 2016 #5
What percentage is African American or Hispanic? FSogol Aug 2016 #6
Breakdown is at the link. NCTraveler Aug 2016 #9
The article is from May, and tRump has said a lot of idiotic things since them MiniMe Aug 2016 #7
GOPers are warmongers, war profiteers, and enjoying bombing innocent foreigners. Hoyt Aug 2016 #8
Well, that's a load of bullshit MrScorpio Aug 2016 #10

FSogol

(45,487 posts)
6. What percentage is African American or Hispanic?
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:37 PM
Aug 2016

Doubt they're lining up to vote for Comb-over Trumpy.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
9. Breakdown is at the link.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:44 PM
Aug 2016

I believe some of that information can be found on page 18.

Nothing would shock me considering the level of testosterone in the military. Don't get me wrong. It's no fault of those serving, it's simply by design.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
8. GOPers are warmongers, war profiteers, and enjoying bombing innocent foreigners.
Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:40 PM
Aug 2016

Nowadays, with no draft, people don't join the military to spread peace or help mankind.There's a small percentage that do it for education or to get out of a bad situation, but not many.

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