Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 19 points among military and veteran voters, according to the latest NBC News/Survey Monkey poll.
The online poll, conducted Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, finds:
- Trump: 55 percent;
- Clinton: 36 percent.
The poll had 32,226 registered voters, including 3,358 who have previously served or are currently serving in the U.S. military.
Trump's controversial statements regarding war veteran Sen. John McCain or his criticism of the Khan family, did block his way securing the support of U.S. military members and veterans.
Earlier, on Tuesday, at least 88 retired generals and admirals endorsed the Republican leader in an open letter. Meanwhile, Clinton's campaign announced Wednesday that as many as 95 retired generals and admirals have endorsed her presidential bid.
Hillary, who seems to be losing ground going by the recent surveys, said she does not "pay attention to polls." When asked about the CNN/ORC survey by reporters aboard her campaign plane Tuesday, Clinton shrugged off the question.
"I really pay no attention to polls. When they are good for me — and there have been a lot of them that have been good for me recently — I don't pay attention," Clinton was quoted as saying. "When they are not so good, I don't pay attention. We are on a course that we are sticking with."
Other key results from the NBC News poll show:
- 53 percent of military and veteran voters see Trump as an effective commander in chief of the nation's military;
- 47 percent don't believe that Trump has the capability;
- 59 percent were not confident in Trump's ability to serve as commander in chief of the military, compared to just 39 percent who feel convinced;
- 35 percent of military and veteran voters believe Clinton would be an effective commander in chief;
- 64 percent are unsure of Clinton's potential.
Among voters overall, a smaller majority (52 percent) said they would not be confident in Clinton's ability to serve. Just 46 percent said they would be confident.
While Trump gains the support of military-affiliated voters overall, Clinton is perceived more favorable on the use of nuclear weapons, the report stated.
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