Why would military men favor McCain when Obama votes favorably to support G.I.s?

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Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, continues to hold a substantial lead over his Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, among military veterans — despite the fact that Obama has consistently voted for higher increases in veterans’ health-care spending and advocated sweeping reforms at the Depart. of Veteran Affairs.

The most recent Gallup poll of registered voters, conducted in mid-August shortly before the Republican National Convention, showed that among those who had served in the military, 56 percent backed McCain, compared to 34 percent for Obama. Among all registered voters, Obama led McCain 46 percent to 43 percent.
 
I'm curious. Your stats show "those who HAD served in the military".

I'm hearing a lot of indicators that many soldiers who are currently IN the military are supporting Obama. But I haven't found enough reliable stats to be sure this is the case. Have anything on that?
 
When your in a battle you look to who you could depend on, even being in the service isn't a full vote of trust to every military man, it's ' can we count on you in a fight '.
Ex military, I trust McCain.
 
What those who keep harping on Mc-Cains no vote on the Veteran's Benefits bill FAIL to consider is that it is a perfect example of McCain agreeing with the initial concept of the bill (Veterans Benefits) but fighting hard against pork barrel spending. That bill was stuffed full of earmarks and that is why he voted no. Plus, he knew full well that there are other versions of a Veteran Benefit bill on which he would voted yes. Blame Nancy Pelsoi for those other bills not making it to the senate floor – not John McCain.

Everything I have written to you is true and can be validated by the congressional records.

Why not do a bit of real research by dipping into the records instead of getting your info from an Obama site?
 
Maybe Military men know John McCain is more honorable then Barack Obama..the military tends to be more Conservative on a whole
 
Because there is more to it then what bills Obama voted for versus McCain. For the most part Veterans look more to what they represent when it comes to the security of our nation. McCain wants to keep a strong military while Obama wants to cut it. Plus many people fail to look at why the votes were cast the way they were. While McCain is a very strong supporter of the military he has voted against certain bills but with a reason. Webb's GI Bill update is a perfect example. McCain already had a bill in the system that would have given more benefits based on combat or time in service but Reid held it back so Webb could jump to the front of the line and get a vote on his version that ignored combat or time in service. Since McCain was trying to keep support for his own bill and not the one that Reid let cut in in front of everyone else McCain voted against the Webb bill. Yet many Democrats are so desperate to make up any dirt they can they try to use it as proof that McCain is not really for the troops at all my distorting the facts for why McCain voted against it in the first place.
 
cause most military families are conservatives to the grave, even if it means voting against their best interests
 
Most people are emotional & hear him tell his war story everytime he can tell it. They didn't do research about him & so they never saw all the time he admitted to be a traitor. So he isn't talking about that now. With the internet he shouldn't be having the lead he is having. You can go to Vietnam Veterans against McCain & look for their videos & you can find actually video showing him in the hearing where the rep. for the families of the P.O.W's is begging to have this human beings looked for & he says no. Then he gets mad & walks out on her...anyone can see this for themself so I thing ignorance is bliss & if a person things intelligence/open mind is a strength & takes strength they will look for this info.
 
yea but the troops in Iraq and Afghanstian vets and people there now donate twice more to obama...those millitary vets you are talking about dont really care about that and maybe they have other issues where they are voting for mccain...people dont vote on one issue so vets dont either.
 
because they understand that there is a job that needs to be done there and leaving all of a sudden would jeopardize everything and leave this nation in a state worse off that what it would be with the war. They are the ones that truly understand, the media tries to tell you otherwise.
 
I am a widow of a disabled veteran . So was my Mother .
I will vote for Obama and Biden
Because I Do Honor Veterans and I do Love My Country
 
Because most veterans do not pay attention. They see a vet and assume (and we all know what happens when you do) that he supports veteran issues.
 
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