Who is getting the military's vote in this election?

Question

Who will get the vote from the military Obama or McCain? Do you guys really want a new war in Iran?

Answer 1

obama is getting the military vote  

Answer 2

It will be split between those who believe that we went to war in Iraq because Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and those who know the truth.

Answer 3

McCain

Answer 4

Guessing and after talking to many active duty personnel I know the active military will go pretty strongly for McCain; the National Guard will also go with McCain but not as much as active.  New war in Iraq?  Who is talking about a new war in Iraq or you still quoting the 100 year thing that was cut out of a larger question by an Obabma supporter asking a question at a McCain town hall meeting?  Yes he identified himself as a not Republican supportor and not a Clinton supporter but as a person voting Democratic so I would think common sense says who he supported.  The question was about a military presence in that are and McCain said if the Iraqi government was stable and no fighting or American caualities were happening then he could see the US wanting to maintain a presence and permament military bases in Iraq, with their permission, for a hundred years *** it is an area vital to the US and Europe and we do still have bases throughout Europe and Asia in areas that are important to us and not as it was chopped to read that he would fight for a hundred years.  His statement on fighting in Iraq is that it would have to be over within four years as a maximum as far as US involvement was concerned.  ink to the actual full exchange is below from the NY Times commentary; sad when even they get tired of a cheap cut and paste sound bite.  

Answer 5

both of them will be getting votes from military personel, there isn't a single military vote.

Answer 6

Military is just like any other place its diversified. You have republicans and democrates. there is no one man military guns for, I suppose it all depends upon individual interests. one big factor is if we have a republican pres. military gets more funding, but also stays longer over seas. If its dem. well military funding gets cut, but more than likely you will see a major withdrawl of troops from over there. Plus I'm sure a great deal dont even vote due to a hassle of paperwork and this and that.

Answer 7

i think everyone in the army is going to vote for ME!!  but im 4 obama

Answer 8

as soldiers were supposed to keep our political beliefs to ourselves, that said no one really wants to go to war even if they say they do there lieing to you cause there scared or maybe off balanced. who ever gets voted in will be our commander in chief and we will have follow there will where ever it takes us.

Answer 9

Hey active duty folks, remember all those AFN commericals, you can't speak for the military, only yourself!

For me, I think I will go with McCain.  War in Iran, doubful. If we were that hellbent, we would have taken on Kim Jung Il and done away with his butt long ago.  

I like McCain's stance on Beefalo though.

Answer 10

Obama will get the Military vote because the military wants to get the heck out of IRAQ.

Because we went to WAR in Iraq so Bush Cheney and Haliburton could steal the oil.

Answer 11

Any military member that would vote for McCain is a brainwashed iddiot.  Why do u ask that I say this?  Because anybody with any kind of education knows that Republicans truly are for the wealthy, and they use propaganda to get military people, religous freaks, and NRA members to vote for them.  Please before you vote, vote based on the policies a candidate stands for not the c**p they claim to be about.  Example, McCain claims to back veterans but Obama has a better voting record as a Senator of voting for Veterans rights than McCain. Or Bush being pro life, getting religous votes, and having eight years to change abortion rights which he did not do. What Bush did do is conquer Iraq let thousands of young americans die so he could make more money for the rich coporations that he was really working for. Republians love close minded fools that they can get to back them through propaganda so they can get back to there real agenda, making money for the rich and spreading capitalism.

Answer 12

Whoever the individual Servicemen and Servicewomen vote for.

Answer 13

Both candidates will get a share. The military is made up of different types of people from different states, from cities, and from rural areas. Many in the military don't bother to vote because it isn't as easy as in civilian life. They have more assistance now. In the Vietnam era we had to have a ballot sent to us. Fortunately my neighbor was running for office and made sure I got an absentee ballot.

Military members are becoming more knowledgeable. They understand that what people mean when they say the Republicans will spend more on the military is the money will go to the defense industry for planes, ships, and tanks. They understand it is the Democrats who look after the individual soldier.

Answer 14

The Military members rarely vote because many are young people and getting the proper froms from their home state is not worth the hassle

Answer 15

The Military members rarely vote because many are young people and getting the proper forms from their home state is not worth the hassle