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More press interest in the military voter

As we mentioned in an earlier post, the press has an increasing interest in the military vote. It seems reporters are discovering that the supposed powerful Republican voting bloc is not in fact so powerful. Today, Diane Tucker, writer for the Huffington Post called after reading the article by Patrick Donohue in the Beaufort Gazette.  [...]

Military Political Behavior

There appears to be growing interest among the press about the political behavior (read, how do they vote) of our American military personnel, particularly the enlisted ranks.  We have known for some time that officers, particularly senior officers, tend to be overwhelmingly conservative in attitude and identify with the Republican party.  The problem is that [...]