Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 19 points among military, veteran voters: poll

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles after speaking to an overflow room during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Donald Trump has a 19-point lead over Hillary Clinton among military and veteran voters, according to polling released Wednesday.

Mr. Trump had a 19-point, 55 percent to 36 percent lead over Mrs. Clinton in the NBC News/SurveyMonkey online poll.

Fifty-three percent of military and veteran voters said they feel comfortable in Mr. Trump’s ability to be an effective commander-in-chief of the country’s military, compared to 35 percent for Mrs. Clinton.

Mr. Trump also had a 53 percent to 28 percent edge among military and veteran voters when it came to veterans issues.

Mrs. Clinton had a slight edge among military and veteran voters on who they trust more to make the right decisions on nuclear weapons. A new ad released this week by a pro-Clinton group strongly implied that Mr. Trump could trigger a nuclear war if elected president.

In 2012, GOP nominee Mitt Romney won the veterans vote by 20 points, according to an American National Election Studies post-election survey.

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