Army Times' poll of Military personnel re: the election

[sharder8]

In case you missed this week's issue of the Army Times
here are the results of the Army Times' poll of Military
personnel re: the election (in percent):


McCain Obama

Overall 68 23

Army 68 23

Navy 69 24

Air Force 67 24

Marines 75 18

Retirees 72 20

White Non-Hispanic 76 17

Hispanic 63 27

Black/African-American 12 79

Enlisted 67 24

Officers 70 22

LINKY for those who want to verify.
PDF of the chart

[pickel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharder8

In case you missed this week's issue of the Army Times
here are the results of the Army Times' poll of Military
personnel re: the election (in percent):


McCain Obama

Overall 68 23

Army 68 23

Navy 69 24

Air Force 67 24

Marines 75 18

Retirees 72 20

White Non-Hispanic 76 17

Hispanic 63 27

Black/African-American 12 79

Enlisted 67 24

Officers 70 22

LINKY for those who want to verify.
PDF of the chart

Is that the number who will be actually voting ???

[Toadman]

If not then the actual number of those who could die for your right to.
This is old news.

[sharder8]

Quote:

Originally Posted by pickel

Is that the number who will be actually voting ???

I bet that's what you, Pex, MTA, ScottW, RobRich, and others are wishing . . .

We'll just have to see how many of them get a chance to vote and how many of their votes will be allowed by various states.

Harder

[sharder8]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toadman

If not then the actual number of those who could die for your right to.
This is old news.

Yeah, I guess a poll published on 10/8/08 is pretty old . . .

Harder

[Pexster]

It is not a poll of military personnel. It is a poll of subscribers who are in the military.

Quote:

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 results of the Military Times 2008 Election Poll are not representative of the opinions of the military as a whole. The group surveyed is older, more senior in rank and less ethnically diverse than the overall armed services.

The poll also doesn't square with one done a while back that showed a majority of Army personnel favored a withdrawal from Iraq within six months of the poll date. McCain supporters could hardly share those sentiments.

But, what do I know? I'm just a dumbarse who likes to read!

[sharder8]

And before you start Pex . . . .

I'm just the messenger of this poll . . . that backs up what I've been saying about the majority of the Military, when it comes to politics.

Harder

[The Real Bingo]

Why is the "African-American" result so different than the "overall"?

[sharder8]

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Real Bingo

Why is the "African-American" result so different than the "overall"?

Good question TRB . . .

I know that during the time that I was in and just about every vet I know, only sees the uniform and not the color of the skin. I don't know if things are changing, it's a fluke of this poll, or what . . . It may be race related . . . but that would suggest to me that we have a problem with racism in the military.

I know the Army and the Marines train as a team and skin/race is not a consideration to/of the team.



Harder

[Chuckiechan]

The Mexican vote is interesting. I'm getting inside info from the California regime that La Raza is banking on promises of relaxed border controls, but the legal Mexicans aren't siding with La Raza.

Bottom line is I never understood why the Mexicans would stand beside the blacks. They usually will not work with them. They only really socialize with their own. But then again, they only work with whites when they have to.

I've never believed that the Mexican voters will throw in with Obama in spite of what the polls say. Your poll is really interesting. Thanks for that!

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Originally Posted by Sharder

It may be race related . . . but that would suggest to me that we have a problem with racism in the military.

I think if you spent more time with other races you'd understand that they have a clearer picture of racial politics than we do. They believe in everyone being treated equally, but in off hours you hang with your buddies which in most cases are of the same race. Only the whites are living with the illusion that blacks, browns, and whites will someday colorblindedly mix socially forever after.

It it a part of human nature to "hang with your own". Yet if a white guy and a black guy were lost in China, they'd stick together since they have American culture in common.