A new Rasmussen survey released yesterday finds Mitt Romney with a 59/35 lead over Barack Obama among America’s 21.8 million veterans.
So is this a Dopey Joe Biden “Big %^&king deal”? You bet it is.
In 2008, John McCain, himself an honorably discharged veteran with a true claim to war hero status, won the veteran’s vote by just 10 points (54/44) which was 6 points off the margin George Bush enjoyed while beating John Kerry in 2004. In a down year for Republican turnout the veteran turnout was 15.8 million or 71% which was 6 points higher than even the African American turnout.
The vast majority of veterans are White males who are already supporting Romney at about a 70/30 rate.
The 35% of veterans expressing support for Obama are likely represented by the 2.4 million African Americans and 1.2 million Hispanics among the total number of American veterans. This is also good news for Romney given that both groups have expressed enthusiasm to vote ratios clearly below that of Whites.
Almost half of America’s veterans are 65 and older putting them in an age group that shows both the highest likelihood to vote and is the only large demographic group won by McCain.
As of 2010 at least 12 percent of the people in Wyoming Montana Maine and Virginia were veterans. This means little in Wyoming, but it could present a serious problem for Montana’s Democrat Jon Tester and it will present a serious problem for Barack Obama in Virginia and a smaller problem for him in Maine where the winds have been blowing to the Right since 2010.
The key state of Florida has over 1.6 million veterans living in it. This alone will help make a replay of Barack Obama’s 2008 victory in the Sunshine State substantially more difficult.
Among all voters those who are veterans are 20 points more likely to own a gun than non-veterans, which could also become a factor in November.
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I look for Obummer to dis-regard the GI votes in some way….We should stop him and allow these votes to be counted….No more 2008 fraud…..Beau
Mitt Romney should post all of his Harvard records, including his application to attend and demand that BO do the same. Romney needs to take the gloves off and know that he is the fight of his life, not only to win the presidency but to save America from this impostor. If Mitt Romney approaches this battle in the same manner that Senator burnt-out McCain, did, BO will remain in power. BO is as much Chief and Commander of our Military as is one of my Boston Terriers, at least I have papers for both of them that they were born in America, BO can’t say the same.
Obama is not a leader he is and always will be a Dictator. Since he can’t prove he was born here to two American Parents and has not and will now show his school records and is using a bogus ss card from Conn, We the people and Nick Romney demand his records before the So Called Conventions.
The Demobrats would be in a world of hurt.
OBUNGHOLE reminds me of a playground bully, except for one thing. He couldn’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag much less stand up to anybody. I would pay good money just to stand nose to nose and toes to toes with the half breed bastard. I’d give him the ass whoopin’ of his life. He’s nothing but a queer with power. I never dreamed I’d see the day when a queer would tell me what to do. And as a footnote nothing he says phases me. He’s just a bag of hot political air as far as I’m concerned. But I will say this only once…..if he messes with the second amendment and Patriots come alive, America will become a dangerous place to be. If I ever see a blue helmet…
There is one thing I am so sorry about…that Hitlery didn’t suffer the consequences of that attack in Egypt the other day. She is absolutely useless and butt fugly to boot ! We as Conservatives need to roll our sleeves up and do everything we can do to squash OASSHOLE in November. Don’t play by Conservative rules, play by liberal rules..When in Rome..so to speak. It’s time to take off the gloves and bareknuckle the s**t out of these clowns. They’re all mouth and chicken s**t. If you say BOO they will run like a playground girl. Remember..BARE KNUCKLE THESE JERKS ! It’s either that or prepare for a bloody civil war. I think the former choice is better than the latter !
Bite me doesn’t have to worry about living because he gets his pension anyhow. But, he’s gonna pay for it because of God’s judgement. God’s gonna look at his past and his money won’t get him into Heaven. queenie obozo needs to worry about veterans supporting Romney because veterans are getting tired of what obozo’s doing to this country. I’d rather support Romney than the illegal Commander-in-Cheat in our White House. See website: http://www.haasstrep68.com page 4 for the history of treaon and how you can help get obozo removed from office, legally.
Also he is Muslim not Christian. If he had turned Cristian he would be stoned. His actions and deeds show that he is Muslin. I have some good Muslim friends and he is in no way a honest Muslim. He is a fraud.
Veterans and members of our Armed Forces under attack!
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/veterans-and-members-of-our-armed-forces-under-attack/
“Food For Thought”
Semper Fi!
The Active Duty Military better have their votes counted this time! No excuses….
There has to be some type of legal recourse if this occurs again!