Study: Troops Deployed Abroad Gave Six Times More To Obama Than To McCain

[Happyhippychick]

Source: Talking Points Memo

According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than has Republican John McCain, and the fiercely anti-war Ron Paul, though he suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination months ago, has received more than four times McCain's haul.

Despite McCain's status as a decorated veteran and a historically Republican bent among the military, members of the armed services overall -- whether stationed overseas or at home -- are also favoring Obama with their campaign contributions in 2008, by a $55,000 margin. Although 59 percent of federal contributions by military personnel has gone to Republicans this cycle, of money from the military to the presumed presidential nominees, 57 percent has gone to Obama.



Read more: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08...

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Anyone really surprised by this? I think the vets absolutely hate McCain.

[ingac70]

1. McCain is no friend of vets...

he votes against them every chance he gets.

[Happyhippychick]

3. You're a poet and you don' t know it!

[doublethink]

2. Hear that America ....... Support Our Troops !!!

Vote OBAMA !!!

[tridim]

8. Americans will never hear about this.

The MSM will make sure of that.

[KansDem]

4. "McCain's status as a decorated veteran"

I'm surprised the GOP is running with this "decorated veteran" image considering what it did to John Kerry. And the fact GOPers supported W, a military deserter.

This is what GOPers think of decorated veterans...


GOP = "Gang Of hyPocrites"

[bdf]

9. Every time I see that picture

I want to .

It may be uncharitable of me, but I hope that sorry excuse for a human being has lost her job, lost her home, is suffering from some loathsome disease that she cannot afford to have treated and has ended up in Gitmo for saying that she regrets having supported Dubya.

Actually, it was charitable of me. She deserves to suffer a lot more than that.

[mitchum]

32. Apparently that pig is some muckety muck in the Texas republican gang

[denverbill]

5. Well, obviously they are all unpatriotic traitors who want the US to lose in Iraq.

What other explanation could there be?

[tabasco]

6. Why do the troops hate the troops?

Don't they love being the policemen of the world?

[treestar]

27. And why do the troops hate America?

[Doctor_J]

7. That's why the Repukes are trying to keep them from voting

and will probably succeed.

[bunkerbuster1]

10. Is Greg Sargent being snarky here?

Or is he on the level when he asks, "I can't account for this odd phenomenon. Anyone have any ideas why this might be happening?"

Ya think maybe the folks stationed over in the damn quagmire might have a little more respect for a man with a plan to bring them home, than a man who is ok with them staying another hundred years?

[badgervan]

11. Speaking From Experience....

.... most enlisted non-lifers become Dems; most officers and career enlisted ( lifers ) come into the military as diehard rethugs.... and only get worse. Since there are many more enlisted non-lifers in the service at any one time than lifers/officers, I would say that the military, as a whole, is heavily Dem.

[bunkerbuster1]

12. I don't doubt that a bit, and it matches with my acquaintances/experiences

What I don't get is why the TPM blogger seemed incredulous at Obama's ability to draw contributions from guys stationed overseas.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

31. One of my best friends

is a 44-year-old Marine Lt. Col. (res), and he comes from a traditionally Marine family. A veteran of Gulf War One, and, man, does he love his Marines. He's also got an MBA and three little kids and a great wife.

He told me he'll resign his commission if they try to call him up. He also said, and I love this because I think it's the perfect encapsulation, "The Republicans made me a Democrat."

[mitchum]

35. That's because officers have their eye on working in the defense industry...

after their military retirement. They know that's where the big corrupt money can be found.

[NMDemDist2]

13. hope the MSM picks this up

but I'm not holding my breath.....

[Cosmocat]

28. N O T A C H A N C E ...

conversely ...

IF the reverse were the case, 24-7 ...

[Khaotic]

14. Troops contribute more to Obama campaign

Source: Navy Times

Military personnel are contributing more to Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois than to his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, according to a nonpartisan group tracking donations to candidates.

The Center for Responsible Politics says that in terms of total contributions during the 2008 election cycle, 859 service members have contributed a combined $335,536 to Obama as of June 31, an average of about $391 a person.

In comparison, 558 service members have contributed a combined $280,513 to Sen. John McCain, an average of $503 a person.

Running a close third in the contributions is Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who has suspended his run for the Republican presidential nomination but has not formally dropped out of the race. He has received $232,411 in contributions from 537 military members, an average of $433 a person.

<SNIP>

Full Story: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/military_campaign... /

Read more: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/military_campaign... /

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Now I wonder when the Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change will endorse Obama as they did Kerry. Where are those guys now?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomats_and_Military_Com...

[MissMillie]

15. that link isn't working (n/t)

.

[Khaotic]

18. I don't know why

Because that's the link.

You can also get there by going through Google news:

http://news.google.com/news?tab=wn&hl=en&nolr=1&q=%22Mi...

After you get there you'll see that the link I posted is correct.

[DebJ]

16. Hmm....is Petraus having the website hacked????

[Wetzelbill]

17. Try this link out

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/military_campaign...

[Khaotic]

19. That's odd ...

Your link works in your reply, but my link (the same URL) doesn't work in mine.

Very odd.

[Wetzelbill]

20. I know, I can't figure it out either.

I couldn't understand it when I did the search and it worked and then I tried yours out and it didn't so I just tried posting the one I found. Bizarre.

[high density]

25. The NavyTimes' lame website requires the trailing slash on the link

DU drops it off for whatever reason when it makes an automatic link.

[Joe Chi Minh]

21. Didn't they choose not to count the troops' votes in the elections?

[drm604]

22. Your link is missing the slash on the end.

Your link:

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/military_campaigncontributions_obama_081408w

The Google news link:

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/military_campaigncontributions_obama_081408w/

That shouldn't matter but for some reason that particular server requires that slash.

[rinsd]

23. Wow Ron Paul is almost beating McCain and he's not even running.

So much for being a wanted Commander in Chief.

[EFerrari]

24. Bookmark it!

[lonestarnot]

26. They would give more to my doggies than they would McSame!

[tinrobot]

29. One more reason to cage military voters.

They'll try to take military voters off of the rolls and "lose" overseas ballots.

[hootinholler]

30. Unsurprised. n/t

[DU GrovelBot]

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34. Nice post, McCain

[stanwyck]

36. Ever wonder why the Bush administration

never mentions how the military voted in 2004? If it was good news for them, we'd hear about it. During the mid-terms, areas around military bases showed increasing support for Dems.
No doubt, the majority still voted Republican. But in decreasing numbers.
I think we're all about to get a real wake-up call this November on who is voting and how they're voting. The pollsters and most of us are clueless. We think we know...based on the past. But America has undergone major shifts. Pollsters are talking to people with land lines -- not cell phone users. That's pretty dodgy right there. And many polls cite "likely" voters.
My gut feeling is that we have no idea about who these "likely" voters are this fall.
This election is going to be total drama.

[lonestarnot]

37. Obama supports the trroops; the troops support Obama!