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Military Times poll: Biden holds 6-point lead over Trump among troops
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514418-military-times-poll-biden-holds-6-point-lead-over-trump ^ | August 31, 2020 | Max Greenwood

Posted on 08/31/2020 10:30:29 AM PDT by NKP_Vet

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Trump by nearly 6 points among active-duty troops, according to a new Military Times poll released on Monday, suggesting that the president’s support may be eroding among a group he sees as a part of his political base.

The poll, conducted in partnership with the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University with participants chosen from Military Times subscribers, showed Biden garnering 43 percent support among active-duty service members to Trump’s 37 percent.

By comparison, a similar poll from October 2016 showed Trump leading then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by roughly 20 points among military voters.

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


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden2020; fakenews; gaslighting; ismellbs; military; militarypoll; militarytimes; obamapublication; poll; rasmussenreports; scottrasmussen; tds; trump2020
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To: NKP_Vet

“ participants chosen from Military Times subscribers”

How about polling from Garden and Guns subscribers?


61 posted on 08/31/2020 10:50:32 AM PDT by HotKat (Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twain)
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To: Labyrinthos

I spent time in the military and the only newspaper I ever saw was the Stars and Stripes.

In fact this is the first time I have heard of the Military Times.


62 posted on 08/31/2020 10:50:44 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: NKP_Vet

Suuuure- because we all know the military is just itchign to be defunded again liek they were under obama- they just can’t wait to lose their fundign and their jobs many of them

I can just see the higher ups i na room sittign aroudn noodling the issue over and saying “Ya know? We’ve been doign great for 4 years now- plenty of funding, plenty of improvments, plenty of support from govenrment now, but by golly we just miss the old days, under obama, when funds were so scarce that we didn’t have a properly equipped army anymore- Let’s rectify that and vote for Biden- BNring back the glory days of defudned military units”


63 posted on 08/31/2020 10:52:13 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: NKP_Vet

The Military Times is owned by The Gannett Company.


64 posted on 08/31/2020 10:52:31 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Egads- excuse the spelling- didn’t run spell check before posting-


65 posted on 08/31/2020 10:53:04 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: bourgain

LOL! I noticed that. The Military Times is basically HuffPo in olive drab these days.


66 posted on 08/31/2020 10:53:15 AM PDT by hcmama
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Particularly the young “skulls full of mush”.


67 posted on 08/31/2020 10:53:18 AM PDT by rfp1234 (Caveat Emperor)
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To: Professional

I highly doubt it.


68 posted on 08/31/2020 10:54:27 AM PDT by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: Sans-Culotte

“Is the army full of Vindmans now?”
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Well, the “Army Times” is clearly run by and staffed with leftist, globalist agendanistas! It didn’t used to be that way. Anyhow, the poll is BullCrap.


69 posted on 08/31/2020 10:55:27 AM PDT by House Atreides
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To: eddie willers

They’ve always made them up. Why would they put this out? Not for us to rage about, it’s a psyop aimed at telling people in the military that it’s ok not to support Trump, because they’ll be going along with the feelings of their fellow troops.

Groupthink.


70 posted on 08/31/2020 10:57:37 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan)
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To: NKP_Vet

Military members by nature are going to be law and order type voters. full time Active duty members are typically very conservative, while part-timers in the guard and reserves are loaded with liberals.


71 posted on 08/31/2020 10:58:18 AM PDT by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)
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To: NKP_Vet

I don’t get it myself, but it does seem to be a surprisingly high percentage. Even if the “most” part is a...an exaggeration.


72 posted on 08/31/2020 10:58:22 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: NKP_Vet

if that’s true, we need NEW troops.


73 posted on 08/31/2020 10:59:02 AM PDT by spacejunkie2001
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To: NKP_Vet

Twenty percent of active duty are wisely keeping their mouths shut.


74 posted on 08/31/2020 10:59:30 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: bigbob

What’s that smell...?


75 posted on 08/31/2020 11:00:03 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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To: stanne
"Their wives otoh are vast numbers watching the view"

And they're usually home with the kids when the phone has been rung by the Military Times pollster or they see the poll in the Military Times and jump on line to punch in the web address and take the poll for the whole family. And so it goes...

76 posted on 08/31/2020 11:00:33 AM PDT by SierraWasp (MASA (Make America Straight Again!!!))
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To: NKP_Vet

No doubt the Left has infiltrated the military, just as the Bolsheviks did in Russia...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rM65CmbYtk


77 posted on 08/31/2020 11:01:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: NohSpinZone
Evangelicals going three to one for Hiden?

I see whaty you did, but this great man does not want to suffer confusion over that name, and gently suggests you pick another thing to call him.


78 posted on 08/31/2020 11:01:46 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: NKP_Vet

Hahahhahhhhahaaaaahhhahhhaaaaa!

Was looking to see if this was Babylon Bee tripe!


79 posted on 08/31/2020 11:02:50 AM PDT by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: NKP_Vet

Agitprop


80 posted on 08/31/2020 11:03:02 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Joe Biden- "First thing I'd do is repeal those Trump tax cuts." (May 4th, 2019))
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