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Gallup: Veterans Overwhelmingly Prefer Romney to President Obama

Gallup: Veterans Overwhelmingly Prefer Romney to President ObamaA new Gallup poll shows former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama 58-34 among U.S. veterans.

U.S. veterans make up about 13 percent of the adult population and consist mostly of older men, according to the report. In fact, 24 percent of all adult males are veterans, compared to the 2 percent of adult women in the U.S.

“Obama and Romney are tied overall at 46% apiece among all registered voters in this sample. Men give Romney an eight-point edge, while women opt for Obama over Romney by seven points,” Gallup reports.

Gallup: Veterans Overwhelmingly Prefer Romney to President Obama“It turns out that the male skew for Romney is driven almost entirely by veterans. Romney leads by one point among nonveteran men, contrasted with the 28-point edge Romney receives among male veterans,” the report adds.

However, female veterans “do not differ significantly in their presidential vote choice from the vast majority of women who are not veterans,” Gallup’s Frank Newport writes.

So what’s the bottom line? Gallup explains the political implications of its latest report:

Veterans in the U.S. today are mostly male and two-thirds are aged 50 or older. In a population that is currently evenly split in its preferences for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney for president, veterans stand out for their 24-point preference for Romney. About a fourth of men are veterans, and it is their strong skew toward Romney that essentially creates the GOP candidate’s leading position among men today. Among nonveteran men, Obama and Romney are essentially tied.

Why do you suppose there’s such a strong preference for the former Massachusetts governor? Why do U.S. vets support him over the president?

Gallup has a few theories:

Men who serve in the military may become socialized into a more conservative orientation to politics as a result of their service. Additionally, men who in the last decades have chosen to enlist in the military may have a more Republican orientation to begin with.

But are these the only reasons?

Click here to see the report’s methodology.

(H/T: Drudge Report)

Comments (142)

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  • TRONINTHEMORNING
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:19pm

    Right on American Vets! They are the smartest people in the room. They know what freedom is and protect it for us. God bless all of you Vets on this Memorial Day!!!!

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:39pm

      I don’t really think this is a good sign at all. When I was in, I’d say the ratio for conservative to liberal servicemen was about 9:1. Actually shows a weakness in the establishment’s choice. Still have my fingers crossed for a delegate miracle. Just because 68% think Romney’s better than Obama, doesn’t mean morale will be high going into Iran with a draft-dodging Harvard lawyer in charge either.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:12pm

      JUSTANGRY, Romney was a draft dodger? Prior to receiving his draft card he was a registered religious missionary as I believe most LDS members are at his age. He also had a student deferment, but that is what all students got to go to school. Yeah, there were those who did attend school just to avoid the draft, but Romney made something of his education taking it seriously. I was facing the draft too before it was ended by Nixon, while I was attending school. We no longer had the student deferment then, I just happened to have had a very high draft number. Later, when I was ready I ignored my family trying to stop me, and joined the Army.

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    • vox_populi
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:12pm

      Soldiers are proletarians too…

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:35pm

      @RJ, Yeah, those deferments bug the crap out of me, man. I know he didn’t run off to Canada or anything like that, but he took the easy way out. I could care less about his calling with the LDS. If it was that important for him then, then maybe he should seek to be in charge of the LDS instead of Commander in Chief. I just hate it when those who’ve never sacrificed, when they could have, want to send others off to war.

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 7:14pm

      This Vet is part of the 58%

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    • Matrix22
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 12:06am

      Just Angry…
      As both a former LDS missionary and currently a USAF serviceman, I can tell you that serving a mission in no way is avoiding service. I’m just as proud of my service for my church as I am of my service for my country, and in many ways I’d say the mission has done me more good than my military service. You live an extremely meek life as a missionary, which you pay for. The service you provide is both spiritual and temporal for all types of people. It forces you to be loving, charitable, thrifty, and many more things. So I realize you’re probably one of those, “I hate Romney no matter what” types, but believe me,as someone who has lived both sides, don’t belittle or undervalue his missionary service – it may prove to be the most important thing he’s ever done.

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    • shirleyandpearl
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 2:48am

      That would only make sense to be in support of someone who shares values to protect America and believes in fighting communism outcome via the vagueness sound bite: “fundamental transformation”.

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    • w1945
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 3:07am

      Something is bad bad wrong with this article. I am a Vietnam Vet and every Vet I know supports Ron Paul. As a matter of fact Ron Paul gets more donations from the Vets than all the other candidates put together. When is comes to beating Obama in the general election Ron Paul does the best. I can absolutely guarantee any one that Romney will not beat Obama in the general election. People we need to wake up and smell the roses here before it is to late. We are being taken down the path of another four years of Obama.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:05am

      Veterans who pay attention know how Sweet Old Barack really feels avout the military and veterans.
      He thinks that soldiers are paid to much and those who serve are to dumb to hold civilian jobs. He also thinks the military are overpaid and that they should pay for their own health insurance policy.
      (Hey Mutual of Omaha I’m a infantry machine gunner on my way to Afghanistan, how much for my medical coverage?)
      Sweet old Barrack is detested by the majority of the active duty personnel as well as most of us retirees. He is quick to critisize the military and has never had to hump a ruck sack or face enemy fire.
      Sweet Old Barack gave his speeches yesterday praising a group he detests and has had Homeland Security list as prime terrorists because of their training and knowledge of tactics and weapons. He is also afraid of what the military will do when he declares himself Emporer.

      OMG 2012

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    • loriann12
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 6:08am

      I think American vets would prefer my shoe over Obama….nothing against vets, I am one. Any vet who votes for Obama should hang his head in shame. We vets can see European writ on him in large letters.

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 8:09am

      @Matrix, Come on man, from what I’ve heard, he did his missionary work in Paris, France. Sorry, I’m not buying it, brother. Yeah, this is only one of the issues I have with Romney. I’ll spare ya, they laundry list. You know he supports practically everything Obama has done.

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    • usedCZARsalesman
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 9:41am

      JUST…what makes you think he wants to send folks to war? I’m seriously asking the question, don’t want an “argument”. From what I have read and heard of Mitt it is far more likely that his “war mongering” goes about as far as Ron Paul’s…that is to say that he is a pacifist and doesn’t really believe in ANY war. Was hoping if you had some sources to bring a little clarity to the idea.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 10:00am

      1945 (Ron Paul gets more donations from the Vets) True but a hard look at the numbers shows that it equals a very small percentage of the military. It doesn’t show that the *vast majority* of the military supports Paul. This is nothing more than a distortion by the Bots to make Paul look stronger than he is. . Just like the straw poll BS. (meaningless)

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    • black9897
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 10:10am

      Ron Paul still has the vast majority of support from the military.

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    • moose8684
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 10:24am

      “Right on American Vets! They are the smartest people in the room. They know what freedom is and protect it for us. God bless all of you Vets on this Memorial Day!!!!” -TRONINTHEMORNING

      Is this the same TRONINTHEMORNING who claimed for the last 6 months that anybody who supported Ron Paul was a loon? Now they are suddenly the smartest people in the room! Why don’t you go poll those people and give them the choice between Romney, and Ron Paul, then you probably won’t think they are the smartest people in the room anymore.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 10:27am

      BLACK9897 prove it….your statement is BS

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:27am

      @Used, In the debates he made it clear he was for policing the middle east especially Iran in terms of their assumed nuclear ambition. He’s also stated many times he plans to expand the military.

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    • usedCZARsalesman
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 12:48pm

      @Just…so are you for not fighting any wars at all for any reason? How small of a military do you support? Do you not believe in “strength in numbers so you DON’T have to use force”? Is a nuclear-armed Iran no threat at all to us? I guess I just never got past Paul‘s INSANE stance on closing all foreign bases and I’m trying to wrap my brain around what his supporters want our military/foreign policy to look like.

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    • Captain77
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 2:56pm

      So let me get this strait… Ron Paul has consistently had more support from veterans than any other presidential candidate combined, and not a peep from the media. Now that Romney is shown to be beating Obama, its something news worthy? Secondly, Romney and Obama are almost identical when it comes to their policies, so what is there to be so excited about? If you really want to support the Vets, then why don’t you take a look at who they support for president. I for one am a veteran of the United States Air Force, and I support Ron Paul because he takes his oath to protect and defend the Constitution as seriously as I do. Neither Romny nor Obama has served a day in their life in the military, nor do they care about the Constitution as their histories and policies have shown.

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 8:30pm

      @Used, Fair enough, I’ll try to give you insight on what I want. I believe it’s similar to Ron Paul and most of his supporters.

      I do believe wars are necessary at times, such as Afghanistan. I only want the decision to go debated in the Congress rather in closed-door meetings of elites in think tanks. When we do go, I want a clear mission statement and formal declaration. Then send our boys in to do what they do best without politicians getting in the way trying to appease the international community. Once we obtain their unconditional surrender, I want to leave them in the rubble to think about it, rather than building them up. I’m opposed to preemptive invasions of foreign countries that didn’t attack us, or picking a side and getting involved in another country’s civil war. Or rather, we follow the “just war theory” of Christianity.

      I am very much in favor of strength in numbers. We’ve achieved that by a considerable amount. No country comes remotely close to being a threat to our sovereignty with a head on military attack. That being said, if we over do it, we risk financial collapse, which would make us vulnerable. We have the luxury of two oceans for borders. Our navy is more than capable of keeping any threats at bay.

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 8:30pm

      I do not believe a nuclear Iran is a threat to us any more than I believe Saddam was a threat to us with his WMD’s. There isn’t even any proof they made the decision to pursue nuclear weapons, although I certainly would understand if they did. In the past decade we’ve invaded two of their neighbors. They have to be nervous they’re next, and rightfully so. We all know both administrations are planning to invade Iran after the elections. Having a nuke is a way for them to maintain their sovereignty. It’s not that they’ve proven they’re an aggressor in the region. The propaganda regarding Iran sounds no different than Iraq and from the same people. Regardless, they wouldn’t pose a serious risk to us even if they had a few nukes.

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    • Naps
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:08pm

      The Blaze is a JOKE! This article is a JOKE! And Glenn Beck is a JOKE!
      Ron Paul 2012 vs Obamney 2012.
      I no longer have faith in our country,our gov’t and our electoral process. Hope all of you Beckistani’s are ready for when the NDAA Bill gets kickstarted in the NEAR future. This election is nothing more than a HotWetDogFart. An empty suit who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth VS a socialist who is wiping his ass with the Bill of Rights. This country is doomed. Romney has no plan to cut spending. No intentions on appealing the NDAA bill or bringing our troops home. God…..please help us.
      Ron Paul……We The People Support You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    • usedCZARsalesman
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:20pm

      Ok, I’m 100% on board with all of that…EXCEPT that Iran does need to be stopped from a nuke, SIMPLY because we soon as they do they will use one on Israel. I would say we don’t do it though, we just help Israel do it. We need them in that region in case a global caliphate does come in to play. If what you just stated is RP’s true feelings on the subject, then I would vote for him.

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    • black9897
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 12:30am

      @REPUBLICORP

      Ok.

      http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/02/military-ron-paul-gets-most-military-donations-020912w/

      http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/07/ron-paul-military-campaign-donations-/1#.T8WhHMXlaBo

      Why are you hating on the only guy for the job? The only one that wants more freedom and less tyrannical government, wants to end the criminal organization known as the IRS, get rid of a ton of pointless laws, wants to actually follow the Constitution (such as let states control issues they’re supposed to control), and BRING HOME OUR MILITARY AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEFENSE AT HOME. No wonder the military loves him. Any freedom loving, Constitutional loving, person would.

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 10:57am

      @Used, Israel can do what it wants with Iran, I don’t care about that. It’s none of my buisness. A lot of folks here believe we must protect them based on their religion. I’m an agnostic and think that violates the establishment clause. I wish the good people peace, and hope they can fix what’s wrong with their state. That clip that of Iran saying they’re going to whipe Israel off the map has already been proven to be a mistranslation. I don’t believe, short of espionage, Iran will act on Isael.

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  • PETTYDRAMA
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:16pm

    Look at all of the racist comments from the Beckbots on here!!! You bigots sure dont disappoint…LOL!

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    • Sirfoldallot
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:25pm

      I see ur bolging again in ur mom’s basement.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:30pm

      PETTYDRAMAQUEEN, You never disappoint, and always add nothing more to these discussions than cast your usual baseless slurs. We disagree with a president who just happens to be black and not because he is black. One of these days you just might be able to remove your head from your fourth point of contact. Then you may not have such a sh*tty outlook on live. Good luck with that.

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    • doomytram
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:37pm

      Only a racist puke like you could diagnose the below comments as racist. Face it Puke Oblamer is as despised or more by the troops as he is the rest of the other 75% of the country. Petty your a fool to your leftism, go right! Is that a racist comment?

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    • mike5q
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:39pm

      Hey Petty…get off the blog and blow it out!

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    • kansas hawks 3
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:00pm

      Ans I suppose you are perfect? I bet you never say one single bad word about Romney, Bush or any replubican Right? I think most of you people that run your mouth about others are the bigest bigots on earth.Am I right??????

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    • Bucknutpete
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:16pm

      Is ANYTHING that disagrees with you—racist? Are you that narrow-minded?

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    • diehardsapper1969
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 1:23am

      Once again, nothing worthy to say in the debate so the lib calls everyone racist. Again, us “Beckbots” do not care what color the President is, we care that he is a socialist who was elected by a country that votes like American Idol!

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  • BlackCrow
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:13pm

    Yes I am a Vet and yes I will (reluctantly) vote for the RINO Romney but purely because I cannot stand by idly and let this country fall into Obama’s brand of DICTATORSHIP!

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:25pm

      Nah man. I mean, I understand where you coming from, but Romney took a bunch of deferments to get out of service in Viet Nam. He shouldn’t even be considered for Command in Chief.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 10:12am

      JUSTANGRY why did the Bots cut off Dr Ron’s money supply? Or was he just playing wing-man for Romney all along?

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:52am

      Who said they did cut off funding? Nevermind, you‘re an idiot and I’m not wasting anymore time with you.

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  • momprayn
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:12pm

    To ask shows what bad shape we’re in.

    Last stanza of “The Star Spangled Banner” analagous to our war today on the “enemy within” – let this be prophetic now as well Lord !!!!

    Oh! thus be it ever, WHEN FREE MEN SHALL STAND
    BETWEEN THEIR LOVED HOME & THE WAR’S DESOLATION!
    Blest with victory and peace, may the HEAV”N RESCUED LAND
    PRAISE THE POWER THAT HATH MADE AND PRESERVED US A NATION.
    Then CONQUER WE MUST, WHEN OUR CAUSE IT IS JUST,
    And this be our motto: “IN GOD IS OUR TRUST.”
    AND THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER IN TRIUMPH SHALL WAVE
    O’ER THE LAND OF THE FREE & THE HOME OF THE BRAVE !!!!

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    • Chuck Stein
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 7:18pm

      In church yesterday, we were to stand and sing “a stanza of the Star Spangled Banner” — I know that they meant the FIRST stanza, but I sure wanted to sing the FOURTH (last) stanza. Such power in that.

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  • Kingswood
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:06pm

    Ditto what TEDDRUNK said….

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  • momrules
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:06pm

    On this Memorial Day I have a request for all of you……..Please say a prayer for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, taken prisoner in Afganistan on June 30, 2009 and still missing.

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  • qpwillie
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:02pm

    Oh no, 100% of the veterans as well as the active military people and about 99% of all Americans want Ron Paul. You don’t have to believe me. Just ask any Paulbot.

    Romney is a neo-con, Bilderberg progressive and is identical to 0bama, Cain, Perry, Bachmann, Santorum, Gingrich and everybody else who doesn’t happen to be Ron Paul.

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    • Kingswood
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:09pm

      LMAO…good stuff!!!

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:18pm

      that was a little over the top. obsess much?

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:28pm

      I don’t know. Maybe Romney will have a division of veterans and active duty members at the convention for him too.

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    • AUsername
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:34pm

      Gary Johnson is not one of those.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:41pm

      @Soybomb315

      Over the top? Definitely not. I also know that Ron Paul has all the delegates from all the states …… except maybe a delegate or two and all those NDAA, Bilderberg, progressive neo-cons are hiding it from the public.

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:08pm

      Don’t even start today, Willy. You’ve seen the campaign contributions from military active duty members. They’re real, verified and available from many sources. Tell me why that is unimportant to the Blaze while THIS poll is worth while? Going to stick with that “The truth has no agenda” BS?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlg45UcomRI&feature=relmfu

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 10:24am

      The bots stopped giving money to Ron Bin Paul, why should the neocons think of him as anything more than a PEST?

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:53pm

    The rotten slime-bag President is from the party of domestic terrorists and American traitors. The piece of dung shouldn’t be allowed to even address a vet.

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    • doomytram
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:05pm

      He is a puke of America Hating and our troops know it.

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  • KNIGHT1776
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:51pm

    NOTHING HAS CHANGED

    Its always been up to our Military and our Veterans to defend and save our Nation …

    The only diiference is that now they must save our Nation from enemies within our own

    government …

    STAND UP AND BE COUNTED in November and SAVE the USA once again !

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  • Its Gonna Getcha
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:51pm

    They learned from the famous image in Planet of the Apes, the ape-like memorial statue of Lincoln, with the vandalized & altered engraving behind it:
    http://wyblog.us/images/planet_of_the_apes_lincoln.jpg

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  • biffo
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:48pm

    Oh, and don’t forget that most democrats on the obama plantation are coward criminals with a felony or two so they have to settle for the coward panthers or shabazz-kaboom and his bowtied islamic clown show.

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:46pm

    I question how the people polled were picked.perhaps the population is becoming more and more skewed , just like this o commercial playing – twisted words.

    The only poll that counts….Tues Nov 6

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  • doomytram
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:45pm

    Anyone with anything resembling a functioning brain prefers Romney to President Oblamer.

    I remember way back in March when Fluke tried to help the disastrous Oblamer kick start his campaign with the Pseudo War on Women. That stunt backfired as have all the others. Two months ago the horrid ABC news came up with a trumped up cooked poll that had Oblamer with a 30 point lead with woman. Now Romney is leading by 20 with Women.

    Ridiculous Leftist’s Your Going Down in 12…The Obama Nation is but a trifling bunch of pukes that is dividing and flopping about…The base is nothing but a flimsy bunch of Obamunist‘s and Commie Leftist’s now… everyone else, including our beloved troops, are done with this Puke, in President Obama.

    Support our Troops! God bless our war Veterans.. on this Memorial Day.

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:45pm

    I dunno, 34% accounts for more Rump Rangers than I ever expected.

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    • Altair
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 7:19pm

      Almost that percentage of the US military is black. And 96 % of those vote for Obama.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:45pm

    Obama’s best friend, Bill Ayers, the domestic terrorist, posed standing on an American flag. The flag those vets defended.

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  • Mutiny
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:45pm

    I warm turd would poll well against Obama.

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:02pm

      And ANY of the Looney Tunes characters fare pretty well too.

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  • MAMMY_NUNN
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:43pm

    Men and women who enlist do so to preserve and protect the freedoms that are and made America great and all Obama wants is to rewrite and destroy all that is America. That is why Romney is favorable to Obama are freedoms and traditions are at stake.

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:40pm

    For once, I would like to see a poll done among active military – they are the ones who are impacted by these wars

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:27pm

      I’m still wondering why this is important now instead of at the beginning of the primaries. And still there’s one candidate missing. Wonder why…

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    • ALL4FREEDOM
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:47pm

      The problem here is that military personnell are not permitted to engage in political activities while in uniform. (Of course, they are perfectly free, and encouraged, to vote.) Therefore, any poll of active duty military concerning the commander in chief may be skewed because of the very real possibility of reprisal if the results are, shall we say, “wrong”. But, given the quality and character of those in uniform, compared to what’s in office, one could accurately guess the outcome. Therefore, no poll is necessary.

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  • AUsername
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:40pm

    If that is true than why isn’t Romney getting more money from troops than Obama is? and also there favorite is Ron Paul because he gets more donations from troops than all the other candidates combined. Blaze if your going to try to shove Romney down our throats atleast tell the truth about him.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:52pm

      …you see unicorns, and after a rain sometimes leprechauns, don’t you?

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    • Just in time
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:03pm

      Most Ron Paul supporters are people that voted for BHO but have decided they can’t stand the Fundamental change of America.

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    • AUsername
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:40pm

      well more of them am sure voted for him over Mccain, who i am still convinced would be worse than Obama, but there not liking Romney and if they don’t get Paul, there likely to go back to Obama most of them or the rest not show up to vote.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:09pm

      Just in time-
      Are you saying the fundamental change of America only started with Obama?
      Maybe you need to put your head back in the sand and go back to sleep. Most Ron Paul supporters would just like America to get back to a freedom loving nation, back to the founding principles. They want the constitution to be the law of the land again. Unfortunately you establishment Republican types are just as bad as Obama when to trampling freedom.
      All the recent assaults on liberty have come from the republicans. Every one. Only 3 republicans actually voted with the constitution against these bills. The countries situation is your fault jsut as much as the dictator in chief’s.

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    • doomytram
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 7:47pm

      Just in time, Most Ron Paul Voters voted for Ron Paul in 2008 ,not Barack Hussein Obama, as you said, I’m one of them. Speak for you yourself if you voted for McCain or Obama in 2008. but for you to say most Ron Paul supporters voted for Obama is little far fetched. You seem a little uninformed did ya fall for that Hope and Change Just in time?

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  • biffo
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:39pm

    Watch for Peosi to introduce a bill to remove all bullets from male, heterosexual soldiers in combat zones. Sorry to hear that Barry Soweto was called monkey man by the islamist in the American hating countries he was visiting……

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  • vox_populi
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:38pm

    “Men who serve in the military may become socialized into a more conservative orientation to politics as a result of their service. Additionally, men who in the last decades have chosen to enlist in the military may have a more Republican orientation to begin with.”

    Yeah, that’s pretty much it. The military is a very conservative institution – strongly structured, reverence for authority, unquestionable hierarchy. Furthermore, the poll points out that most veterans are over the age of 50, and the older generations tend to also be more conservative.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:00pm

      VOX_IDIOCRACY, I entered the service shortly after Jimmy Carter became president. Suddenly a lot of social experimentation got rolling again. Just as it did when Bubba was elected. It’s the Democrats that lock down some many restricting regulations and demands that further reduce the very few freedoms that our service men and women are allowed to enjoy. The Dems tend to go out of their way to make the military almost hate them. Apparently you have never served, nor do you have the actual stones to do so. But again, something that I have always personally maintained, the military is not for everybody. I so hated inheriting some idiot whose parents, surroundings, or schools were ever able to mold into a decent human being. After a short time of trying to help them turn around and become a member of the organization they JOINED, I made it my duty to help them become civilians again. In my opinion it was better to make them simply a burden upon society of welfare, than a useless as t*ts on a stop sign and a drag on unit cohesion, while drawing a fairly decent paycheck.

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    • Inlightofthings
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 5:36pm

      RJ:
      VOX is hardly worthy of dialog. Given that, his suggestion that the military is inherently conservative is bunk. If classified as anything it would be socialist given the nature of its funding and the provisions of food, clothing, shelter education etc. It’s clear the VOXes of the country are not only figuring that out but exploiting it. Creating fairness in the ranks is a key initiative it seems and sets the stage for the future. Instead of the military defending peoples rights to life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness, they will be used to ensure equity. I’m not suggesting by force, but by example and social structure certainly (rules of engagement etc). POTUS stated this week his job is to give everyone a “fair shot”…I couldn’t disagree more…it’s to uphold the Constitution, at least that’s what I was taught. The marginalizing of the troops by chumps like Hayes is part of defining the example of the future of the military. Just my opinion…

      Idiots like VOX don’t connect why protectors of the Constitution are typically conservative. I have never served but can only assume the military have a very good understanding of just what they are protecting which leads them to conservatism.

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 6:20pm

      INLIGHTOFTHINGS, Yeah, I know but it helps to unload on some of these characters at times.
      Yeah, things like this guy have just got to love all of that socialist attitudes the military has to endure in the manner that you mentioned. Even when it’s just training I felt lucky to finally see the inside of a tent at least on some occasions. In most states even convicts are not subjected to many of those harsh conditions. Having made a number of prisoner escorts many years ago, I would say that much of their food was even better. And, if they want that socialized medical care, they should go and visit the VA Hospitals. I have seen some that are great while others are pathetic.

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    • Altair
      Posted on May 28, 2012 at 7:27pm

      You’re right, VOX. INLIGHT never served, buut he knows all about soldiers’ feelings and attitudes and their reasons for raising their right hands.

      “Stones?” RJ ? What war did you serve in, in what capacity ? Trying to remember… Carter, ‘76… the war was safely over by then, wasn’t it?

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    • Flyingfish
      Posted on May 29, 2012 at 8:18am

      Vox you are not even close.

      The only thing we are conditioned to do is get the job done. Beyond that life in the military is a liberal’s wet dream. Everything is controlled, regulations are thousands upon thousands of pages deep, but policies still can be changed on a whim, social programs out that wazzoo, and the individual is restricted heavily in favor of the group.

      So by conditioning what you really mean is Veterans are forced to endure some of the worse aspects of socialism (liberalism/progressivism) for years on end in the name of family and country.

      I wouldn’t call these Veterans conservatives. I would say these people just have developed a very deep level of contempt for the liberal mindset because they had to live under it. They know BS when they see it and correctly raise the BS flag to warn others when they see it’s poisen being peddled in the civilian world.

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  • Rickfromillinois
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:36pm

    Let me guess, the reason is that most of us male veterans are racist. What else could be the reason that we veterans prefer Romney over Obama?

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:36pm

    Well duh. Why would a vet support a filthy America-hating Commie.

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  • Deibido
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:34pm

    Wow. You think?

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  • CatB
    Posted on May 28, 2012 at 4:30pm

    Shocked? .. surprised ?… no I am not … take a poll of people who consider themselves “Patriots” and I bet you get close to the same results!

    OMG 2012 … LIBERTY!

    God Bless our Veterans .. and those who gave all. and those serving now ..

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