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EXCLUSIVE The stunning number of Democrats who would not fight for America in a war revealed
EXCLUSIVE The stunning number of Democrats who would not fight for America in a war revealed

Daily Mail​

time29-06-2025

  • Politics
  • Daily Mail​

EXCLUSIVE The stunning number of Democrats who would not fight for America in a war revealed

In the aftermath of a historic U.S. bombing campaign in the Middle East, a new Daily Mail poll reveals a stark partisan divide on who's willing to answer the call of duty. Republicans are far more likely to say they'd enlist than their Democratic counterparts, according to a new poll of J.L Partners of 1,025 registered voters taken between June 24 - 25. The margin of error was 3.1 percent. The survey found 41 percent of Democrats would enlist if the U.S. were involved in an active war to defend American interests, with 40 percent of Democrats responding they would not enlist. Republicans, meanwhile, were much more willing to join the armed forces. According to the poll results, 57 percent of Republicans would enlist while 21 percent say they would not. Independents were the least likely to join a U.S. war effort, with 42 percent responding that they'd oppose enlisting, while just 30 percent said they would. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this month that the U.S. military hit its recruiting goals earlier than expected this year The U.S. does not have a shortage of those who wish to enlist, however. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced this month that the U.S. military hit its recruiting goals earlier than expected this year, signing over 61,000 future soldiers to contracts. That number is 10 percent higher than the target of 55,000 recruits for all of FY2024, according to the Army. The branch hit its recruitment goal four months earlier than expected, a milestone celebrated by Hegseth, who has championed returning a 'warrior ethos' to the Pentagon. The likelihood of Americans wanting to enlist changes depending on race, too, the survey found. Black military-aged men are the most likely to enlist in the U.S. military should a conflict break out. According to the poll, 58 percent would sign up while just 27 percent would decline. Asian and Latino Americans are the least likely to opt to go to war. Among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, just 17 percent responded that they would enlist, while 36 percent said they would not and 47 percent said they are unsure. Meanwhile, 43 percent of Latino respondents indicated they would not enlist, making them the least likely to join a U.S. war effort. Taking into account all military-aged men in the U.S.- usually those between the ages of 17 and 41 - just four in ten responded that they would enlist, the poll found.

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