Barack Obama's win over John McCain marks the third straight defeat of a candidate who served active duty in Vietnam. The electoral dynamics may have been very different in 2000 and 2004 than they were in 2008, as were the war records and even the political parties of Al Gore, John Kerry and McCain. But each of them lost to men who never served in Vietnam. Full Story »
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While pollster Zogby certainly has access to data galore, this piece shows the fallacy of thinking that data alone proves a point. How he interprets the data forms the basis of his argument. But, because of the data he left out, as well the spin he puts on what he uses, his argument is weak. There were clearly other priorities in this election. So military service did not rank as important as steadiness during an economic meltdown. Other factors came into play in the prior elections he cites. While I have no doubt the unpopularity of that war lingers, I do seriously doubt it played much of a factor in any of these elections. And this piece doesn't prove that to my satisfaction at all.
