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thesquanderer

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9. Also worth noting... not a random sample, not a scientific poll.

Tue May 10, 2016, 03:56 PM

May 2016

The voluntary nature of this survey, the dependence on email and the characteristics of Military Times readers may affect the results. Statistical margins of error commonly reported in opinion polls that use random sampling can't be calculated for this survey

Basically, about as useful as the proverbial internet poll. Any time poll methodology is not rigorous enough to provide a margin of error, it's about as scientific as a horoscope.

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Troops Prefer Trump to Clinton (But Retired Vet Max sure as hell doesn't) [View all] maxrandb May 2016 OP

now I've heard it all moonbabygo May 2016 #1

When did you serve in the US military? tonyt53 May 2016 #2

what does that have moonbabygo May 2016 #7

For too long maxrandb May 2016 #5

Mine says "Honorable Discharge". former9thward May 2016 #12

Well, that' s not what maxrandb said, is it? mr blur May 2016 #6

What is your point? maxrandb May 2016 #8

It's not odd. The military tends to lean conservative davidn3600 May 2016 #3

Internet Poll erpowers May 2016 #4

Also worth noting... not a random sample, not a scientific poll. thesquanderer May 2016 #9

Unscientific, worthless poll of Military Times subscribers tabasco May 2016 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author TeamPooka May 2016 #11

Nice slap in the face to military members n/t SickOfTheOnePct May 2016 #14

Ted Rall, is that you? NuclearDem May 2016 #15

Served in the military 1961 to 1989. 1939 May 2016 #13

They know who madville May 2016 #16