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Originally posted by Nubian
No, they are personnel who were willing to share their political affiliation with poll-takers. Just for clarification, I know the military as a whole leans right...I'm not disagreeing with you there, I'm saying that the military is percieved as very heavily Republican, and from what I've seen from my sailors, thats not the case. You'd be surprised how many are Democrats. Military personnel come from all different social and racial groups, the fact that we are in the military is not the sole factor in political affilitation. I think factual numbers would prove that the military is almost as split as the actual election itself.
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OK I don't disagree that the military is diverse, but it still does lean right, mostly because it gets its supply of recruits from certain areas and those men and women either come in with certain beliefs or pick them up while serving.
I don't think it's just so easy as you make it when you guess on how many men and women would vote a certain way. Given my demographic, I should not be voting Republican but I am registered as one.
-Rudey
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