Many enlistees despise this guy Obama, for obvious reason. Bob
Yeah, I’ve been wondering about that lately. During my time in the Clinton-era Army, the officer corps seemed to be 75-85% Republican and generally despised Clinton. Enlisted men weren’t quite as overwhelmingly Republican as officers, but certainly leaned that way.
I’ve heard a lot of reports (many from dubious sources) claiming that the Army has been trending Democrat since 2004. It certainly seemed like Bush became unpopular among soldiers as Iraq dragged on. Obama certainly did well in donations from active duty soldiers in 2008, though he evidently only got a quarter of their votes.