Comments on: Veterans and the 2008 Candidates http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/veterans_and_the_2008_candidates/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:13:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/veterans_and_the_2008_candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-143170 yetanotherjohn Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:34:32 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/veterans_and_the_2008_candidates/#comment-143170 So Rudy and Fred have strong approval ratios (those with opinions, 2/3 approve, 1/3 disapprove). Of course Rudy ~93% having some opinion, so not much movement likely there. Fred has lots of room for growth. Likewise McCain has a decent +12 approval, but is likewise well known. Clinton is well known and well disliked (-22 approval). Edwards and Romney are known and not especially popular. But as Dave points out, the vet vote is not likely to be a key demographic. So Rudy and Fred have strong approval ratios (those with opinions, 2/3 approve, 1/3 disapprove). Of course Rudy ~93% having some opinion, so not much movement likely there. Fred has lots of room for growth. Likewise McCain has a decent +12 approval, but is likewise well known. Clinton is well known and well disliked (-22 approval). Edwards and Romney are known and not especially popular.

But as Dave points out, the vet vote is not likely to be a key demographic.

]]> By: Dave Schuler http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/veterans_and_the_2008_candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-143152 Dave Schuler Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:57:18 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/veterans_and_the_2008_candidates/#comment-143152 For good or ill veterans are a decreasingly important voting bloc. For good or ill veterans are a decreasingly important voting bloc.

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