Military Times Poll: Troops Fed Up with Politics

Photo Credit: Washington Examiner Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Pettigrew feels like he should vote in the midterm elections on Nov. 4.

But he’s completely dissatisfied with the options on the ballot.

“I just feel like all politics goes back to money,” the 32-year-old soldier said. “It seems like all the [congressional] debate now is completely disconnected from reality. They don’t really seem to care about how their decisions impact us.”

He’s not alone in that opinion. Results of the most recent annual Military Times Poll of more than 2,200 active-duty troops show growing frustration with gridlocked congressional politics, mirroring low approval ratings for national lawmakers in recent polls.

More than one-third of readers who responded to the Military Times Poll said that neither Democrats nor Republicans have been a strong advocate for the military, and 44 percent think both major political parties have become less supportive of military issues in recent years.

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