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In reply to the discussion: As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden [View all]bearsfootball516
(6,373 posts)5. I want to say Obama did in 2008.
Most troops were pretty unhappy with being shipped out to Iraq at that point and Obama was campaigning on ending the war.
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As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
Aug 2020
OP
with dependence on mail-in voting and trump induced mail problems. will their votes
beachbumbob
Aug 2020
#1
It boggles the mind that embassys, military bases and deployed ships cannot be remote voting sites.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2020
#17
The voters would obtain their own ballots. I was talking about turning them in locally to record.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2020
#39
Exactly, that's why we shouldn't mail our mail-in ballots, they'll never get there, hand deliver.
KS Toronado
Aug 2020
#9
Yes that's ridiculous, we really need a national voting rights act, Joe will give us one.
KS Toronado
Aug 2020
#19
I don't suppose it's related to Trump allowing Putin to put bounties on their heads?
lagomorph777
Aug 2020
#11
What's wrong with 16% of these guys that would have them throw their vote away to 3rd party protest?
jaxexpat
Aug 2020
#15
That is quite a list! Thank you so much for compiling it - excellent resource!
liberalla
Aug 2020
#36
You're more than welcome! But credit is due to the original DU poster of that list.
LaMouffette
Aug 2020
#41
Never could understand why the military votes R. During the Iraqi War I asked a friend in the Air
Pepsidog
Aug 2020
#21