[js1138]

Everybody's LOVING the Newsweek poll

Since Kerry has framed the election as who will make a better wartime president, I think it would be useful to poll veterans as to who they think would make a better leader.

[Bahbah]

"The Debate Through the Eyes of Marines(EXCELLENT PIECE! MUST READ!)The Orange County Register ^ | 10/3/2004 | Gordon Dillow"

See Above.There is another thread up that may give us a sense of what our military are thinking.

[Morgan in Denver]

Polling veterans? The majority support Bush. My American Legion hall insists on remaining non-political, and I'm sure they all do that. Still, there are clearly more Bush supporters than detractors.

Of course many support Kerry but the ones I've seen who are Kerry supporters seem to do so for other reasons. One, they are diehard Democrats and cannot see beyond their party. Two, veterans have other things that determine who they would support. At the Colorado state fair I saw a guy with a shirt that said "Veterans for Kerry" on it. However, he was also wearing a button that said "Teachers for Kerry." His allegiance to his union outweighed his veteran status.

[Aeronaut]

I think it would be useful to poll veterans as to who they think would make a better leader.

Here's a Navy veteran who wouldn't vote for Kerry under ANY circumstances! I will proudly mark my ballot for W on Nov. 2.