If you talk to any given candidate then they will say that they have the support of the military and that they listen and do what concerns our veterans…..like I said a claim….but do any of these people actually approve of our current military policies?
Let’s go to the polls!
To answer that question the Smithsonian asked active duty troops as well as veterans about our current military policies……
It’s no secret that many Americans are fatigued by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now it’s clear for the first time that the troops are, too, according to a new poll conducted by Smithsonian with two partners, the Defense Department publication Stars and Stripes and the Schar School at George Mason University.
Seventeen years after the U.S.-led military invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, more than 80 percent of 1,031 service members and veterans surveyed agreed with the statement that the occupations have “been going on too long.” As far as we know, this survey was the first one to pose that question to current and former service members. Their frustration is significant because they also voiced strong support for the war on terror generally, with 83 percent saying it should continue.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sparked a flood of hysterical and error-filled responses from the right when she suggested in a recent “60 Minutes” interview that America’s top marginal tax rate should be hiked to 70 percent to help pay for bold progressive programs, but a survey published on Tuesday found that the majority of Americans are on the freshman congresswoman’s side.
The trouble with polls is accuracy. Polls predicted that Clinton would be president, and the UK would stay in the EU. Both wrong.
Best wishes, Pete.
Yeah they say that the answers are given to what they think the pollsters want to hear. chuq
This is some confirmation bias in polls but they try to allow for that. I think polls are generally right at the time they are taken. Opinions can change. And political polls cannot predict who will show up and vote.
I think the poll showing a majority want to raise top margin taxes us a good sign. That is something that needs to happen.
AOC is the darling of the country right now…she needs to find a way to get her message to all the House members……it can happen but it will take lots of hard work….chuq