September 07, 2016, 06:00 am
Poll: Trump leads Clinton among military voters, veterans
By Harper Neidig
Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton among military and veteran voters by double digits, according to a new NBC/Survey Monkey poll.
Fifty-five percent of active and former military members support Trump, while 36 percent back Clinton. But nearly half — 47 percent — say they are not confident in Trump's ability as commander in chief of the military. Sixty-four percent said the same about Clinton.
The poll comes the same day the candidates are set to participate in a Commander in Chief forum, hosted by the IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) and airing on NBC and MSNBC at 8 p.m. ET.
Clinton will go first and take questions from moderator Matt Lauer and members of the audience -- which will largely be comprised of veterans and active service members -- for 30 minutes before Trump takes the stage.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294732-poll-trump-leads-clinton-among-military-veteran-voters
