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This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: 🇺🇸Transforming Our Armed Forces for the 21st century🇺🇸Only one party understands that it’s time to bring nearly two decades of unceasing conflict to an end and transform our Armed Forces for the future. 1/10 
#Democrats believe our military is—and must be—the most effective fighting force in the world.
To keep it that way, we need to bring our forever wars to a responsible end, 2/10 #DemPartyPlatform #EndForeverWar
To keep it that way, we need to bring our forever wars to a responsible end, 2/10 #DemPartyPlatform #EndForeverWar
#Democrats know we must rationalize our defense budget, invest in the forces & technologies of the future, repair civil-military relations, and strengthen our covenant with service members, veterans, and military families. 3/10 #DemPartyPlatform #Military #CivilMilitaryRelations
.@commondefense was founded in 2016 by Veterans whose protests at Trump Tower forced Trump to cough up the money he lied about donating to Vet charities.
Since then, we’ve led the #VetsAgainstTrump movement, helping win impeachment and speaking out daily against his crimes.
Since then, we’ve led the #VetsAgainstTrump movement, helping win impeachment and speaking out daily against his crimes.
In 2016, people thought Trump couldn’t win, but we saw the danger. We saw what was appealing about his message within parts of the Veteran community, even though Trump is a fraud.
Back then, Veterans were not well organized to grapple with our frustration with the status quo.
Back then, Veterans were not well organized to grapple with our frustration with the status quo.
We got to work within our own community, organizing #VetsAgainstTrump since nobody else would.
Veterans are tired of war, so we got to work building consensus in @TheDemocrats to #EndForeverWar.
7 presidential candidates signed our pledge, @BernieSanders & @ewarren leading.
Veterans are tired of war, so we got to work building consensus in @TheDemocrats to #EndForeverWar.
7 presidential candidates signed our pledge, @BernieSanders & @ewarren leading.
BREAKING: Common Defense surveyed our 125,000 members to see how politically engaged progressive military veterans are feeling about the 2020 primary.
Here’s what we found:
1) @BernieSanders 29.1% (up 5.1% from Jan)
2) @ewarren 20.7% (up 10.7% !!)
3) @JoeBiden 18.2% (up 0.2%)
Here’s what we found:
1) @BernieSanders 29.1% (up 5.1% from Jan)
2) @ewarren 20.7% (up 10.7% !!)
3) @JoeBiden 18.2% (up 0.2%)
4) @PeteButtigieg 8.5% (new to our survey)
5) @KamalaHarris 6.2% (down 1.8% from January)
6) @JayInslee 1.6% (new to our survey)
7) @TulsiGabbard 1.6% (up 0.6%)
8) @BetoORourke 1.4% (down 12.1% !!!!!)
9) @CoryBooker 1.1% (down 0.9%)
All other candidates got <1%
5) @KamalaHarris 6.2% (down 1.8% from January)
6) @JayInslee 1.6% (new to our survey)
7) @TulsiGabbard 1.6% (up 0.6%)
8) @BetoORourke 1.4% (down 12.1% !!!!!)
9) @CoryBooker 1.1% (down 0.9%)
All other candidates got <1%
In our survey, we asked Common Defense veterans and military families to tell us why they support their top choice of candidate.
The responses were remarkably consistent!
Here are a few representative examples:
The responses were remarkably consistent!
Here are a few representative examples:
