McCain's Military

" Up this morning that might have included some of the soldiers that bill has been meeting while he's been over in Iraq and this is following up a question that whenever viewer's email the bill yesterday asking. How -- the troops feel about this race for president who -- they voting for. Well the military times polling active service members on their pick for president. And it seems pretty clear from apple will be armed services. Would like as a commander in chief take a look. Among the 4300. Serving men and women polled McCain needs -- 67% to Barack Obama's 24%. Jennifer Griffin live at the Pentagon that would more that Jennifer we get a lot of emails actually from folks who were interested -- for the military times took this time."

" That's right it's difficult to actually get people in uniform to tell you who they're voting for because there. They're not supposed to do so but the military times that makes up the army times the navy times air force times and marine corps times. They basically survey these 4300. Readers from September 22 to twenty ninth and this is what they found if you divided by race. Eight out of."

" Ten black service members support Obama over McCain but among whites McCain -- 76%. To Obama's 17%. Among Hispanics McCain wins 63% to Obama's 23% support. If you look at active duty versus retired military the poll showed McCain ahead by a landslide among active duty despite an unpopular war in Iraq. 67%. Supported McCain to Obama's 24%. Among retirees 72%. Are -- McCain into Obama's 20%. And when it comes to men and women again there's a divide among military voters -- said they would vote overwhelmingly for McCain 70% to 22%. But among women it's much closer just 53% support McCain while 36%. Support Obama. Now the Iraq War ranked third in terms of issues important to these military voters. Outraged by character and the economy for years ago -- India Iraq what with a single most important issue on which the military voted."

" There is a difference this time however between blacks and whites in terms of what's most important to them. Black voters said that they found the economy to be the most important issue white voters said that character was the most important issue. That military times put in some caveat saying that those that they surveyed are a little bit older than your average in lifted person in the military and includes -- of a few more officers that are representative of the military as a whole. But overall. This is what they found that Democrats in essence have not made inroads into the military vote that they hope to in the last four to eight years and make instant Jennifer Griffin thanks so much for that report by the Pentagon over."