By Ben Kamisar
Republican presidential candidates, in a crowded field that lacks a top player who’s also a veteran, are scrambling to court members of the armed services.
That appeal comes in a variety of ways — including campaign committees, veteran services, or simply keeping veterans’ issues at the forefront of their stump speeches — as the GOP hopefuls jockey for the small, yet active, voting bloc.
Veterans, while a smaller portion of the electorate, are more likely than the general population to turn out to vote. In the 2012 general election, 70 percent of veterans went to the polls, compared with 61 percent of nonveterans, according to data from the VA.
And with turnout typically lower in primary elections, finding reliable voters could be essential, GOP strategist Reed Galen said.
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