Bush wins military votes in news survey
washingtontimes.com
Washington, DC, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- President George Bush garnered nearly three-quarters of military votes in a newspaper survey, according to the Military Times newspapers.
Bush leads Democratic Sen. John Kerry 73 percent to 18 percent in the survey of 4,165 active-duty, National Guard and reserve subscribers to Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times, which are owned by the Gannett Co.
Rather than a more random selection, the survey was answered by 4,000 military members who volunteered, which could skew the results. Junior enlisted members were underrepresented by the survey results. Most respondents were older, higher in rank and more career-oriented than the military as a whole.
Military Times e-mailed more than 31,000 subscribers Sept. 15. They were invited to access an Internet site seeking their opinions on the presidential race and related issues. From Sept. 21 to 28, and before the first presidential debate on Sept. 30, 2,754 active-duty and 1,411 reserve and Guard members took part. |
