Welcome to our community

Be apart of something great, join today!

Register Log in

2024 Pre-Election Political Polls | POLL - Trump would have had 7 point lead over Biden

  • Thread starter Thread starter nycfan
  • Start date Start date
  • Replies: 6K
  • Views: 183K
  • Politics 
tallheel95 said:
Veterans can really be any age. If you enlist at 18 and serve four years, you're 22 at discharge and you're considered a veteran at that point.

I think you have to consider the fact that, after the Vietnam era, this is a volunteer military. I don't work with a lot of commissioned officers so I can't speak to that group, but many of the veterans and service members I have met either enlisted either directly after high school or only completed some college. Many times they have grown up in rural areas or small towns that would skew conservative. Plus you are basically taught during service not to question authority. Based on my general experience, it's not a surprise that veterans would more frequently vote Republican.
Click to expand...
I know that veterans can be any age. But what ages are more common? That would depend, I think, on the history of war and military. More troops at a time = more veterans of that age.

As for the not questioning authority bit, I'm with you 100% and agree that it would tend to lead to GOP support . . . but Trump is the one questioning the authority! When he's talking shit about the "generals," you'd think that would be a turnoff.
 
superrific said:
I know that veterans can be any age. But what ages are more common? That would depend, I think, on the history of war and military. More troops at a time = more veterans of that age.

As for the not questioning authority bit, I'm with you 100% and agree that it would tend to lead to GOP support . . . but Trump is the one questioning the authority! When he's talking shit about the "generals," you'd think that would be a turnoff.
Click to expand...
Suckers and losers are going to suck and lose

It's the way of things.
 
CFordUNC said:
I just participated in my very first ever political poll, from Emerson College. Said that I am independent/unaffiliated, strongly approve of the job which Joe Biden has done as president, strongly approve of Kamala Harris, strongly disapprove of Donald Trump, will vote for Kamala Harris, strongly approve of the job which Roy Cooper has done as governor, strongly approve of Josh Stein, strongly disapprove of Mark Robinson, cannot vote for Josh Stein as I won’t live in NC this voting cycle.
Click to expand...
Prepare to be inundated with calls and texts asking you to participate in a poll...
 
tallheel95 said:
Veterans can really be any age. If you enlist at 18 and serve four years, you're 22 at discharge and you're considered a veteran at that point.

I think you have to consider the fact that, after the Vietnam era, this is a volunteer military. I don't work with a lot of commissioned officers so I can't speak to that group, but many of the veterans and service members I have met either enlisted either directly after high school or only completed some college. Many times they have grown up in rural areas or small towns that would skew conservative. Plus you are basically taught during service not to question authority. Based on my general experience, it's not a surprise that veterans would more frequently vote Republican.
Click to expand...
Think there’s some heavy correlation here, not causation. For that matter, I’d think that it’s less “being a veteran means one is more likely to vote Trump” and more “voting for Trump means one is more likely to be a veteran”.
 
It’s looking to me like the debate gave Harris a 2-3 point bump nationally. That’s enormous this late in a cycle, and especially in this cycle. Will be watching closely for the battleground polls over the next couple of days.
 
This is a fairly low-rated pollster but anyway:



This finding from this poll is striking (not sure why they even asked):

“… Other highlights from the poll include:

- A combined 63 percent of respondents believe Matthew Crooks did not operate alone when he shot at Trump in June. A 37 percent minority believe he did.

Nine percent believe Cooks operated with the “Deep State,” 3 percent with Secret Service, 2 percent with a foreign nation, 1 percent with the CIA and 48 percent are unsure who he cooperated with, but they don’t believe he acted alone.

Only 16 percent of Republicans believe Crooks operated alone. A higher percentage of GOP voters, 20 percent, believe Crooks was operating with the “Deep State.”

Among Democrats, 54 percent believe Crooks acted alone. …”
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top