Military Notebook: Support for Obama weak in troop poll
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Results released last week of a survey of military service members, conducted by Military Times, showed weak support for President Obama among the troops he commands.

Just 36 percent of the service members who were surveyed approve of Obama’s handling of the war in Afghanistan, well below the general public’s approval of Obama’s performance in Afghanistan.

Nearly half of the active duty service members in the survey called themselves conservative, while only 8 percent called themselves liberal.

Only 12 percent of service members surveyed by the Military Times identified themselves as Democrats, compared with 41 percent who identified themselves as Republicans.

Of note is how many troops don’t identify themselves with either party. A similar survey conducted in 2004 showed that 60 percent of military service members identified themselves as Republicans, with 12 percent calling themselves Democrats.

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