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AP poll shows high job approval for Trump from veterans

By EMILY SWANSON and of Trump than those who percent.
HANNAH FINGERHUT haven't served, 58 percent ___
Associated Press to 46 percent. DRAIN THE SWAMP?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Near- But 58 percent of female Veterans had good suc-
ly 6 in 10 military veterans veterans disapproved of cess running for Congress
voted for Republican can- Trump, which is similar to compared to previous
didates in the November the share of women overall years. Eighteen new vet-
midterm elections, and a (61 percent). erans were elected to the
similar majority had posi- Some takeaways on veter- House, seven of whom are
tive views of President Don- ans: Democrats.
ald Trump's leadership. But TRUMP APPROVAL That's the largest number
women, the fastest grow- Overall, 56 percent of vet- of new veterans elected to
ing demographic group erans — both current and the House since 2010, and
in the military, are defying former service members the biggest influx of Demo-
that vote trend. — said they approve of cratic vets since 1996, ac-
That's according to AP Vo- the job Trump is doing as cording to Seth Lynn, a Uni-
teCast, a nationwide sur- president, while 43 percent versity of San Francisco pro-
vey of more than 115,000 In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 photo, Michele Fitzpatrick, a re- disapproved. Voters who fessor who runs Veterans
midterm voters — includ- tired lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard, poses for a have not served in the mili- Campaign, a group that
ing more than 4,000 cur- photograph at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New tary were more likely to dis- prepares veterans for ca-
rent and former service London, Conn. approve (58 percent) than reers in politics. One fresh
members — conducted Associated Press approve (42 percent) of veteran face — Republi-
for The Associated Press by Trump's job performance, forts to make the U.S. safer the president's job perfor- can Rick Scott of Florida —
NORC at the University of showing high support for from terrorism. mance. will join the Senate.
Chicago. It found that vet- the president's handling of Male veterans were much The survey found that dif- In all, more than 170 vet-
erans overall approved of border security and his ef- more likely to approve ferences in support for erans were on November's
Trump between veterans congressional ballot as ma-
and nonveterans extend- jor-party candidates. Some
ed across racial and ethnic vets, such as Kentucky
groups, including among Democrat Amy McGrath, a
whites (62 percent of vet- former Marine fighter pilot,
erans approve versus 49 ran close House races but
percent of nonveterans), ultimately fell short on Elec-
Latinos (53 percent vs. tion Day.
28 percent) and African- A total of 96 military veter-
Americans (22 percent vs. ans will serve as lawmakers
10 percent). next year, 66 Republicans
___ and 30 Democrats.
TRUMP'S LEADERSHIP Lynn said veterans in pre-
The poll showed veterans vious elections had often
more likely than nonveter- chosen to run for office
ans to say Trump has the due to concerns over U.S.
right temperament to serve military policy, such as Pres-
as president (48 percent to ident George W. Bush's war
32 percent) and that he's a in Iraq. But he said veteran
strong leader (59 percent candidates this election
to 49 percent). They were cycle seemed moved by
slightly more likely to say general voter dissatisfac-
Trump cares about "people tion with government.
like you" (46 percent to 40 "The military is the institution
percent). where many Americans
On the issues, veterans have the most confidence,
were significantly more but that isn't the case with
likely than those who have Congress," Lynn said. "For
not served to approve of many of the Democrat-
Trump's handling of border ic women veterans who
security, 62 percent to 48 chose to run, it was basical-
percent, and to think the ly a response to how they
Trump administration has felt the Trump administra-
made the U.S. safer from tion was doing and a call
terrorism, 51 percent to 35 to service."q