- A recent survey revealed that Military families are less likely to back Obama as Commander-in-Chief. This isn’t surprising when the same survey revealed that:
- Age gulf as 77% of over 50s have family ties – but only 33% of 18-29s
- 68% of whites have military relatives compared to 30% of Hispanics
- Party divide with 73% of Republicans and just 59% of Democrats
- Geographical gulf with 64% of South compared to 56% of North East
So the finding that this population is less likely to back Obama as Commander-in-Chief is about as revealing as
- discovering that young adults and minorities are less likely to buy Perry Como and Dean Martin albums
- male dwarfs are less likely to shop at Men’s Big and Tall clothing stores
- Christian fundamentalists are less likely to view Jesus as anything other than tall and tan with chiseled abs
- male Tea Party members are less likely to find Elizabeth Warren more attractive than North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
Very good post as always LB! It is a little puzzling who people choose to support and who they believe is in their corner.
It’s always amazed me as to why certain groups tend to vote overwhemingly for a specific party year after year. If you have a son or daughter in the military then his life is substantially more at risk with a republican in the white house yet most military families support republicans. The same could be said about Jewish communities and their unwavering support for Democrats. It boggles my mind.