Khans Jeopardize Trump Strategy Banking on Veterans’ Votes

The Republican’s chances of winning the military vote by a large margin may have been hurt by his conflict with the family of a fallen soldier.

Trump’s Fight vs. the Khans: How Much Damage Is He Doing?

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When national Republican officials began making a big play to leverage the military vote, a natural constituency for the party, they were happily surprised to learn Donald Trump’s campaign already had a list with the names of 25,000 veterans who liked him.

“That’s a good number,” said Bob Carey, director of military and veterans outreach for the Republican National Committee, said last week.