It’s a smart strategy by retired Rear Admiral John Hutson to criticize Trump’s ability to serve as commander in chief, addressing the candidate directly: “You’re not fit to polish John McCain’s boots. Though voters think Clinton is more fit to be commander in chief than Trump is, as Harry pointed out last week, Trump leads Clinton among military personnel — which suggests that he likely leads her among households for whom supporting the military is an important campaign issue. He also leads Clinton among veterans, though by a smaller margin than Mitt Romney led Barack Obama in 2012.
