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Trump’s Approval Rate Among Active-Duty Troops Drops to 44%, Military Times Poll Says
Fortune ^ | 10/16/2018 | By KEVIN KELLEHER

Posted on 10/17/2018 12:53:37 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

President Trump’s support among U.S. troops appears to be fading, with a new survey from Military Times showing that support for him has ebbed during the past two years while his disapproval rating has increased.

The survey of 829 respondents, conducted between Sept. 20 and Oct. 2, showed that the percentage approving of Trump has declined to 43.8% from 46.1% two years ago, while those disapproving rose to 43.1% from 37%.

Respondents who were neutral on Trump declined from 17% to 13%, “suggesting political polarization inside the military community has intensified in recent years,” the publication said. Military Times is owned Sightline Media, a private publisher with roots stretching back to 1940, when it was known as Army Times.

In comparison, President Trump’s Defense Secretary James Mattis received an 84% approval rating from respondents.

Female respondents, who made up 11% of the total, were more likely to disapprove of Trump, with 28% showing support and 69% disapproving. Among male respondents, 47% approved of Trump while 38% disapproved. Trump’s support was strongest in the Marine Corps and Navy, while those in the Air Force and Navy were more critical. Around 21% of respondents from the Army were neither favorable nor unfavorable, making it the most undecided branch of the armed forces.

Trump won praise in the survey for increasing spending on the military. Criticisms centered around his temperament. “To me, it seems like his presidency is a popularity contest for his ego,” a Navy petty officer told the Times.

(Excerpt) Read more at fortune.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: approval; military; poll
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To: SeekAndFind

BS. I’m active duty and very few dislike Trump.


81 posted on 10/17/2018 1:53:27 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Yes it is


82 posted on 10/17/2018 1:54:04 PM PDT by wardaddy (I donÂ’t care that youÂ’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it wonÂ’t matter what you were)
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To: yoe

And you can add LBJ, Carter, HW Bush, Clinton, and W Bush to those pictures.


83 posted on 10/17/2018 1:55:28 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It makes sense that he would be more popular among the military than among the public at large.


84 posted on 10/17/2018 1:55:37 PM PDT by babble-on
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To: Grampa Dave

Ouchie


85 posted on 10/17/2018 1:56:33 PM PDT by wardaddy (I donÂ’t care that youÂ’re not a racist......when the shooting starts it wonÂ’t matter what you were)
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To: SeekAndFind

Unadulterated BS. My neighborhood and the entire area it’s located in are inhabited by many many ACDU and retired military personnel (as am I) and the sentiments are nearly univeral “we love President Trump”.


86 posted on 10/17/2018 1:57:58 PM PDT by Afterguard (Deplorable me!)
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To: Williams

Agree. The military has been infiltrated since 1993.


87 posted on 10/17/2018 2:02:52 PM PDT by ealgeone (SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Fortune editors are Never Trumpers.


88 posted on 10/17/2018 2:04:50 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Anything that comes from Military Times believe with skepticism it is owned by USA Today.


89 posted on 10/17/2018 2:04:58 PM PDT by boomop1 (Term limits is the only way to change this failed government.)
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To: SeekAndFind

ROFLOL


90 posted on 10/17/2018 2:07:06 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: SeekAndFind

Big whoop!!! Over two yrs his favorables dropped a really GIGANTIC 2.3%!! This is within the margin of error by a ton given the sample size of 800+.


91 posted on 10/17/2018 2:12:28 PM PDT by billyboy15 (E)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is joke right? I don’t believe this leftist BS agitprop for one second. Neither should any of you.


92 posted on 10/17/2018 2:15:25 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: billyboy15; All

Now, let us compare, for example, the “favorability rating” of Trump vs - say - Patton.
LBJ.
Carter.
Obama.
Hillary.

Do they respect the Commander in Chief?
Do they believe the CIC actually will send them to battle IN ORDER TO WIN?
Or to create a press opportunity, a news report? A distraction to his impeachment hearing?
Because he wants our enemies to get a bigger kill list?
Because she got pissed off and threw a whiskey bottle at the Sec Def?

The troops don’t need to “like” the President. In a certain way, they do need to fear disappointing the president.
They DO NEED to “trust” the President’s judgement.


93 posted on 10/17/2018 2:18:41 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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To: SeekAndFind
If these are real, I find it odd that the people they are protecting like Trump a lot more than they do. I can't believe the families back home aren't telling them how it is here. They don't need to worry about Trump's temperate.

A lot of "obama's miltary" is still active. He pushed out the best leaders and replaced them with his SJWs.

94 posted on 10/17/2018 2:25:12 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Kill-googl,TWITR,FACBK,NYT,WaPo,Hlywd,CNN,NFL,BLM,CAIR,Antifa,SPLC,ESPN,NPR,NBA)
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To: SeekAndFind

Fake news and fake polling...If I believed polls, Hillary would be President, thank goodness she isn’t.


95 posted on 10/17/2018 2:31:01 PM PDT by ConservaTeen (Islam is Not the Religion of Peace, but The religion of Pedophilia...)
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To: JohnBrowdie

I was 24 years in uniform. The military times was never a representative of the military. Its like the AARP, just out for itself, with the angle that it represents the military forces.


96 posted on 10/17/2018 2:31:50 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yeah, right. Trump’s approval is lower in the military than the general public. Uh huh. Sure.


97 posted on 10/17/2018 2:39:48 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: SeekAndFind

If there is any - ANY - truth to this, I simply do not understand it. At all.


98 posted on 10/17/2018 2:53:44 PM PDT by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not buying it.


99 posted on 10/17/2018 2:58:50 PM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: boomop1

Anything that comes from Military Times, believe with skepticism it is owned by USA Today.

Thanks, worth repeating!


100 posted on 10/17/2018 3:05:48 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Dems @ the Kavanaugh lynching, told Americans that non gay men of any color have Zero future w/them!)
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