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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShock Finding: Obama Get's Twice More Military Donations Than Romney
Shock Finding: Obama Get's Twice More Military Donations Than Romney
by joelgp
I guess the folks who actually fight our wars prefer a timeline after-all.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-16/military-personnel-campaign-funds-favor-obama-over-romney
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/16/1145453/-Shock-Finding-Obama-Get-s-Twice-More-Military-Donations-Than-Romney
by joelgp
I guess the folks who actually fight our wars prefer a timeline after-all.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-16/military-personnel-campaign-funds-favor-obama-over-romney
President Barack Obama has received almost twice as much in campaign contributions from U.S. military and Defense Department personnel as his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, despite Romneys promises to boost defense spending and his criticism of military cuts set to take place in January.
Obama has received $536,414 from such donors, compared with Romneys $287,435, according to research by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics in Washington. The groups study, which includes data through August, looked at donations from individuals who listed their employment as the Defense Department or one of the branches of the military.
Defense Department personnel led the list, giving $176,121 to Obama and $71,043 to Romney. Army personnel came in next with $165,646 for Obama and $87,218 for Romney.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/16/1145453/-Shock-Finding-Obama-Get-s-Twice-More-Military-Donations-Than-Romney
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Shock Finding: Obama Get's Twice More Military Donations Than Romney (Original Post)
ProSense
Oct 2012
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That doesn't surprise me at all. You see how they rush him and smile when he is around them.
southernyankeebelle
Oct 2012
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southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)1. That doesn't surprise me at all. You see how they rush him and smile when he is around them.
By the way this adminstration has done more for military families than any other adminstrations.
jsmirman
(4,507 posts)2. What a wild thing - they don't want a loose cannon in charge of their lives
if your life was in the hands of the commander in chief, would you want someone as conscience-free, inconsistent, and full of bluster as Mitt in charge?
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)3. Obama has been one of the best Presidents in history for veterans.
People that have served in war and have physical and emotional healing needs are finding that they can count on Obama. Word gets around.
flamingdem
(39,321 posts)4. +1 that's great to know thanks
BumRushDaShow
(129,440 posts)5. Because he cares about them
and doesn't throw them away when they return like rethugs do.