Troops prefer Trump over Clinton by 2-to-1 margin in new survey

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Active-duty service members prefer Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by a 2:1 margin, according to a survey released Monday. Yet 20 percent of troops said they would not vote if those were the only two choices for president.

The Military Times survey found that 54 percent of troops back Trump and just 25 percent support Clinton. In that matchup, 21 percent said they would not vote.

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