Friday, October 17, 2008

Military Times Poll: Military Men and Women Overwhelmingly Favor John McCain Over Barack Obama

Not something we are seeing reported in the New York Times, or Washington Post, but the numbers are staggering in favor of John McCain among the members of the military of the United States of America.

From the Military Times, 2 page PDF here.

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The above graphs are from page one, click the PDF link to see page two.

Military Times poll: Troops backing McCain

Sen. John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core, a Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers, indicates, though career-oriented black service members strongly favored the Democratic Party candidate.

McCain, R-Ariz., handily defeated Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 68 percent to 23 percent in a voluntary survey of 4,293 active-duty, National Guard and reserve subscribers and former subscribers to Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times.



The Breakdown.

Overall:

McCain- 68%
Obama- 23%
Undecided- 6%


Army:

McCain- 68%
Obama- 23%
Undecided- 6%

Navy:

McCain- 69%
Obama- 24%
Undecided- 5%

Air Force:

McCain- 67%
Obama- 24%
Undecided- 7%

Marines:

McCain- 75%
Obama- 18%
Undecided- 4%

By Gender.

Men:

McCain- 70%
Obama- 22%
Undecided- 5%

Women:

McCain- 53%
Obama- 36%
Undecided- 7%

By Age.

18 to 34:

McCain- 65%
Obama- 27%
Undecided- 5%

35 and Older:

McCain- 70%
Obama- 21%
Undecided- 6%

Our military members are pretty clear about who they prefer as Commander and Chief.


H/T to Liberty Card for the email.

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