US Military veterans are abandoning Barack Hussein Obama, the Commander Campaigner in Chief in droves. It would appear that militaryveterans want a new Commander in Chief, not a Campaigner in Chief, not a Golfer in Chief, not a Divider in Chief, not a Vacationer in Chief and certainly not Eye Candy in Chief.
President Barack Obama is trying hard to win veterans, but it looks like they’d prefer a new commander in chief.
The Obama campaign had been hoping that veterans and their families — especially among the post-Sept. 11 generation that served in Iraq and Afghanistan — would be part of their path to victory: They’re a high turn-out demographic and concentrated in battleground states, with nearly 1 million each in North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia, and 1.6 million in Florida.
But recent polls make clear that the president’s campaign is losing the battle. Even as Obama leads in Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Virginia, Mitt Romney is up by double digits among veterans in those states. Nationwide, he’s got a commanding 20-percentage-point lead over Obama and has even overtaken the president with younger veterans.
Instead, even as Obama has been gaining in the overall polls, several NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls conducted from Sept. 9-11 had Romney well ahead of Obama among veterans in Florida, Ohio and Virginia. And in Colorado, a poll released Sept. 16 by SurveyUSA and the Denver Post found both veterans and military families supporting Romney over Obama 53 percent to 39 percent in a survey that included third-party candidates.
Back in May, Obama had the lead among Afghanistan and Iraq veterans. But a Reuters/Ipsos poll from September says that’s evaporated, with Romney now up 48 percent to 34 percent.
Powerline discusses the three reasons why Obama is striking out with military veterans.
Why is Obama striking out with vets? The Romney campaign cites three factors: (1) opposition to the looming potential defense cuts under the budget sequester, (2) problems with Obama’s foreign policy positions, and (3) the backdrop of the stagnant economy that’s left the post-Sept. 11 generation of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with a difficult time finding work when they return home
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Hooo rah!
Also the vets and their spouses care a great deal for our active duty troops and they want
them supported in every way possible.
Jo D
Our Vets are the BEST and the BRIGHTEST-they are SMART and the rest of the country should follow their lead! God hears us and is answering our prayers!
we the people,who are the real government,to all veterans and there familys,we salute you,and we say god bless each and every one of you,thank you for your service,to our great country
I am voting for R & R.
We need to bring all of our men home, and stop giving billion of dollars to these people that hate us, and hate our religion. We no longer have the funds to give to anyone, period. These wars are all about making billions of dollars for the rich, they are not about helping the "under dog" or the under privileged of the world. Our politicians are mostly crooked, all about the almighty dollar. The dems have over 100 communists, Marxists, NWO etc in office and I can assume the GOP has their share. (could not locate anything on the internet re them) We have a few true Americans in office, the rest we need to vote out, all of them together are not worth one of our service mans life.And just think, we are the ones that voted them into office and have for the past three or four decades. Slowly but surely they are taking over our country and we will no longer be free.
I like article....and you always do a fantastic job.....just a comment about the HEADING Title of your piece. Did you INTEND to use the word "Beatings" or did you intend to say "Beating without an "s"....Would be nice to see Obama beatings but I highly doubt the Obama camp would 'like' it much, lol.
Straight from the horse's mouth.......... I suppose that the author meant that there were many instances, in various battleground states, where Romney beat Obama.... and all happened in one week.
Yes I do my friend Dorris.
Prayer is powerful.