Military Times poll: Troops backing McCain

[The Paperboy]

Sen. John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core, though race appears to be a decisive factor for career-oriented black service members, a Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers indicates.

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[WillowTree]

 

[Red Dawn]

Sen. John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core, though race appears to be a decisive factor for career-oriented black service members, a Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers indicates.

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You didn't read the methodology link on the poll.

The Military Times admits its not a scientific poll, and that's its results probably skew more republican, because the Times readership is more white, more male, and primarily composed of the professional officer corps.

The junior enlisted people, women service members, and minority service members are not well represented in their poll. That group trends more Democratic.

That's not me saying it. That's what Military Times says about their own poll.

Although public opinion pollsters use random selection to survey the general public, the Military Times survey is based on responses from those who chose to participate. That means it is impossible to calculate statistical margins of error commonly reported in opinion surveys, because those calculations depend on random sampling techniques.

The voluntary nature of the survey could affect the results — if supporters of one candidate are more prone to express their opinions, for example. The dependence on e-mail could also affect the results, because e-mail users may have different characteristics than the military population as a whole.

Characteristics of Military Times readers may also affect the results. The group surveyed is significantly older than the military as a whole, and the survey group contains a higher percentage of officers than is present in the military.

Conversely, junior enlisted troops, women and racial and ethnic minorities made up a smaller share of the sample than of the military at large. While it is difficult to predict how those factors affect the results, those groups are generally regarded as more supportive of Democratic candidates

http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2008/10/military_poll_methodology_100608W/

 

[Missourian]

You didn't read the methodology link on the poll.

The Military Times admits its not a scientific poll, and that's its results probably skew more republican, because the Times readership is more white, more male, and primarily composed of the professional officer corps.

The junior enlisted people, women service members, and minority service members are not well represented in their poll. That group trends more Democratic.

That's not me saying it. That's what Military Times says about their own poll.

Do you have a scientific poll thar contradicts these results?

 

[Larkinn]

Do you have a scientific poll thar contradicts these results?

Why exactly do you need a scientific poll that contradicts an unscientific poll to realize that the unscientific poll is flawed and likely incorrect?

 

[Red Dawn]

Do you have a scientific poll thar contradicts these results?

Why would I need to disprove a non-scientific poll, voluntary poll that doesn't use random, representative samples, and doesn't use standard scientific polling methodology?

This is about as useless as one of those online, voluntary web polls. Do you run around asking people to disprove online polls?

 

[jschuck12001]

Sen. John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core, though race appears to be a decisive factor for career-oriented black service members, a Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers indicates.

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Really, imagine that. Why not post "Fat people Like Twinkies". Please, tell me something I dont already know.

 

[jillian]

Do you have a scientific poll thar contradicts these results?

well, paul reikoff and the IAVA aren't particularly thrilled with McCain. They say he was on the wrong side of the GI Bill and the wrong side of veterans' issues.

IAVA - Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America - IAVA Executive Director on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Sept. 5

 

[greenpartyaz]

Sen. John McCain enjoys overwhelming support from the military’s professional core, though race appears to be a decisive factor for career-oriented black service members, a Military Times survey of nearly 4,300 readers indicates.

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Well duh! They speak with a monolithic voice. They are told who to vote for. And remember don't ever get out of line and vote for a democrat! This article is about pointless as Palin's debate with Biden.