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jeff47

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13. The poll is fine, the presentation of the poll isn't.

Mon May 28, 2012, 10:59 PM

May 2012

Vets skew right and old. Think about all the old guys hanging out at the VFW.

The 5:1 donation is from active duty personnel, not vets. They skew young.

So, if one wants to accurately portray that situation, it looks an awful lot like "young" vs. "old". But that doesn't align with the "military loves Republicans" conventional wisdom. So CNN spun it with the conventional wisdom, ignoring the inconvenient data.

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I call BS on that Gallup poll RE: Veterans & Romney [View all] FarLeftFist May 2012 OP

I call BS.... sendero May 2012 #1

It Makes NO Friggin Sense montanacowboy May 2012 #2

Unfortunately I think it might make sense HereSince1628 May 2012 #6

The poll is utter horseshit propaganda. tabasco May 2012 #3

Anybody can say they are a veteran.n/t hrmjustin May 2012 #4

I think it's the other way around... demosincebirth May 2012 #5

Well, I don't know... cynatnite May 2012 #7

In case you were wondering... Cave_Johnson May 2012 #8

How do you know that? EFerrari May 2012 #9

The military types in my family are definitely conservative Art_from_Ark May 2012 #10

i can't go by my experience because all the vets I know were draftees ETA EFerrari May 2012 #11

If you were in... Cave_Johnson May 2012 #12

Yeah, there was a DUer named JSnuffy Kingofalldems May 2012 #14

The poll is fine, the presentation of the poll isn't. jeff47 May 2012 #13