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Originally posted by Not Me
The reason our military is largely Rep is because it is an all volunteer military and it is mostly Reps who volunteer.
If more Dems volunteered, then the military would have more Dems.
The kids who join are typically from the South, Texas and the Midwest and many (if not most) are from small towns. (note I said typically). Contrary to what I hear some of you Dems say, they are not only joining for economic benefits. Many of them are very patriotic people and join out of love of country. I am sure that they like the economic benefits, but for many of them, that is far from being the main reason they joined. The demographic from which the ranks of the military come is by and large a Rep group.
If more Dems volunteered for military service, the military service would have more Dems in its ranks.
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More low-income people join the military than high-income people, and they tend to be Democratic in orientation. But the officer corps trends Republican.
I don't know who you think said that people join the military only for economic benefits, but it sounds like something that one of you conservative law-and-economics types would say. People are motivated by more than money, you know.
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