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If the Military vote is 60% or more for Bush, then how does this affect what the polls are saying in some of these states, particularly Florida? I remember from the last election that Florida has a huge Military vote, and obviously the pollsters do not bother to call Iraq in order to get a balanced sample of voters when they do their polls. The more I think about ALL the various voting groups in Florida, the more I think I know why Karl Rove is so happy!!!
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fr11 · Seaman Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 154

I've wondered this too - and I guarantee that Bush will get more than 60% of the military vote!

Tacan70UDN · PO2 Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 392

From what I've seen and heard, the military is going for Bush at about 3 or 4 to 1. If my mental math is right, that's 75-80%! Very Happy

Could make a difference in those states with heavy military residency! Wink

rb325th · Admiral Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 1334

Actually the Military Support of the president is closer to 90%. I doubt they are taken into consideration when figuring Poll Results.
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Kimmymac · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:39 am Post subject:

Are the Democrats letting the military vote this time? Shocked

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tx · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:47 am Post subject:

I have took a few of the Zogby polls. They sent to my email. The first few, after about 5 questions, they told me I was not elgible. The last 3 I have been able to take. They do ask if you or someone in household is military. They also asked about the swiftboat ads. The quesion wrong direction-right direction, I answered wrong direction. This was not because of the President. I just felt like televison, common sense, etc. was leaving our society. After watching news, and saw how they spun it. I changed it the next times. I was even asked if I would vote for scarecrow-brain or the tin man - heart. A little weird for a poll.

HawkeyeLonewolf · Ensign Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 69

I'm not trust polls especially when they monkey with the numbers with regard to weights...

The only poll that matters is Tuesday. GET OUT AND VOTE!!!

neverforget · Vice Admiral Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 875

Yeah, that question of the country going in the right or wrong direction is a confounding one that can only yield confounding results.
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Kimmymac · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:33 am Post subject:

I agree, neverforget. I don't think the country is going in the right direction (how can it be if Kerry gets more than 2% of the vote) but I don't blame George Bush for that...

Anyone know what the point of that question is?
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reconflyer · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:37 am Post subject:

The military vote is very tiny (2 million or so active duty with their families would reach about 1 percent of the voting population).

The reason it was so pivotal in the last election was that the election was so close and Florida has lots of military absentee voters (because the state has no income tax and many military people that are stationed there retain residency after they leave).

Nonetheless, the "military vote" was highlighted in the Florida recount because democratic operatives wanted to exclude military absentee ballots that either had a late postmark or no postmark. Ballots sent from ships at sea and deployed locations many times get no postmark, because there is no postage due.

Technically the lawyers were correct, and the Gore people wanted the votes not counted because they knew how they would lean.

I think many military votes went without being counted in the Florida recount. No one ever talks about those, only about the disenfranchised felon voters in the southern part of the state.

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Poposwife_Retiredarmywife · Ensign Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 68

You forget something with the military vote....

You aren't just counting active duty, but wives...sisters...brothers...mothers...fathers...grown children....(basicly all family members) that are insulted and upset with the way that Mr. Kerry speaks about our service men/women.

This is why the military vote is so important. We gauge ourselves (military families) on how our loved ones are being treated. Are they being honored? (Bush) or Dishonored? (Kerry) Are they being loved and respected, or being dismissed as non entities?

Please keep that in mind and never underestimate the power of the military vote.

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