How will our troops vote?
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 1:27 pm
plazul wrote: I did a cursory Google search but I haven't seen any polls that indicate which presidential candidate has the most support from our troops.
I can't quote a source, but I'm fairly confident the career Military folks are pro Bush. I bet the Reservists are re-thinking.
I've seen research showing that enlisted men and women are more conservative than the general population but it wasn't scientific. I know they are more patriotic than the general population but contrary to what the Bush campaign says, patriotism is not synonomous with conservatism.
Almost a thousand troops have died and thousands have been injured and permanently disabled. Instead of receiving thanks and support from the Iraqis (many are grateful but are afraid if showing it) our troops are dodging bullets and suicide bombers on a daily basis. Is combat and compassion fatigue setting in and will that translate into votes for Kerry even though he's said he'll finish the job? Has mistrust of Iraqis evolved into hatred and bitterness? Are the majority of our troops proud of their accomplishment or do they feel betrayed by the WMD debacle? What is your impression?
Hard to call on each issue. What many servicemen and women can say publicly is sometimes different than what they say privately.
The latest Presidential Poll has these two guys neck-to-neck when you take the standard deviation into account.
If I was President Bush, I'd spend more time on domestic issues like illegal immigration. My friends are beginning to swing away from Bush on this issue alone. They don't like Kerry, but they can't stand the blase' nature of our immigration enforcement.
I can't quote a source, but I'm fairly confident the career Military folks are pro Bush. I bet the Reservists are re-thinking.
I've seen research showing that enlisted men and women are more conservative than the general population but it wasn't scientific. I know they are more patriotic than the general population but contrary to what the Bush campaign says, patriotism is not synonomous with conservatism.
Almost a thousand troops have died and thousands have been injured and permanently disabled. Instead of receiving thanks and support from the Iraqis (many are grateful but are afraid if showing it) our troops are dodging bullets and suicide bombers on a daily basis. Is combat and compassion fatigue setting in and will that translate into votes for Kerry even though he's said he'll finish the job? Has mistrust of Iraqis evolved into hatred and bitterness? Are the majority of our troops proud of their accomplishment or do they feel betrayed by the WMD debacle? What is your impression?
Hard to call on each issue. What many servicemen and women can say publicly is sometimes different than what they say privately.
The latest Presidential Poll has these two guys neck-to-neck when you take the standard deviation into account.
If I was President Bush, I'd spend more time on domestic issues like illegal immigration. My friends are beginning to swing away from Bush on this issue alone. They don't like Kerry, but they can't stand the blase' nature of our immigration enforcement.