McCain Seen as Best Commander-in-Chief, Everett Group Defense Trends Poll Finds

7 Apr 2008 05:01 Africa/Lagos


McCain Seen as Best Commander-in-Chief, Everett Group Defense Trends Poll Finds

CROFTON, Md., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

Most Americans think that Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee for president, would make a better commander-in-chief than either of the Democratic candidates, Sens. Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.


In its most recent Defense Trends(TM) study of 1,211 randomly-selected adults nationwide, The Everett Group found that 51 percent of Americans say McCain would be a better commander in chief than Sen. Hillary Clinton, at 32 percent. When asked about Sen. Barack Obama and McCain, the March 5-20 telephone survey found that 53 percent sided with McCain while 35 percent viewed the Democratic senator as a better commander-in-chief.


A slightly larger percentage of Democrats sided with Obama than with Clinton over McCain when it comes to who would be a better commander-in-chief of the nation's armed services.


"We also found evidence of a sizable gender gap," said Dr. Steve Everett, Principal of the Everett Group. A majority of men back McCain, no matter which Democrat is considered. And neither Obama nor Clinton has the majority of women's support, Everett said.


The nation's veterans also tend to back McCain, himself a veteran and former prisoner of war, as a better commander-in-chief than either Obama or Clinton.


A summary report of the study findings is posted on the Everett Group's Web site (www.everettgroup.com). Reports presenting detailed results of all Defense Trends(TM) studies are available for purchase. For more information about the studies themselves, The Everett Group, and purchasing or subscribing to Defense Trends, contact Steve Everett at see@everettgroup.com.


Source: The Everett Group

CONTACT: Steve Everett, +1-301-261-6448, see@everettgroup.com


Web site: http://www.everettgroup.com/