Troops deployed abroad gave six times more to Obama than McCain

[Popeye]

It's become fairly obvious that the Republican Party can no longer count on the military as in the past. Thanks to to Bush Administration's rather cavalier attitude towards those in the military and their loved ones, it appears many are looking for a new direction. Certainly that won't come from the warmongering McSame, and it appears the troops on the ground feel their best chance of staying alive and receiving the benefits they deserve rests with Obama.

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.

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/08/troops-deployed-abroad-give-61.html

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/14/obama_tops_in_donations_from_t.html

 

[Libsmasher]

First obvious point: money contributions do not map to voting power, since some give more than others.

The supposed report cites no sources or methodology.

The article itself even contains a cautionary comment:

One possibly mundane explanation (for the tilt in contributions from deployed soldiers) is that the Obama campaign has just been so much savvier with web-based donors. It may be a logistical question,"

Finally, the organization itself is liberal in spite of its claims to be non-partisan: it's directors and staff are loaded up with democrats, liberals, and lawyers, and it gets its funding from liberal foundations such as Ford.

This implication that soldiers support Obama more therefore is not credible.

 

[top gun]

It's become fairly obvious that the Republican Party can no longer count on the military as in the past. Thanks to to Bush Administration's rather cavalier attitude towards those in the military and their loved ones, it appears many are looking for a new direction. Certainly that won't come from the warmongering McSame, and it appears the troops on the ground feel their best chance of staying alive and receiving the benefits they deserve rests with Obama.



http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/08/troops-deployed-abroad-give-61.html

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/08/14/obama_tops_in_donations_from_t.html

All very true.

My best friends son Scott has done 3 tours in Iraq and 1 in Kuwait and from what I've heard the general feeling is that this thing has dragged on too long, they have done their job and would now like to come home and be with family.

This being the case the contribution dynamic does not surprise me.