Defense industry donors prefer Hillary and Bernie over GOP rivals

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

During election years, the Republican party can typically rely on the U.S. defense industry to help fill its candidates' war chests to the extent that U.S. federal law allows. In recent history, the GOP has positioned itself as big defense spending supporter, and its candidates typically get more defense-related contributions.

But given the atypical tenor of the 2016 race, perhaps it should come as no surprise that the defense industry seems to prefer Democrats Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders over their GOP counterparts. According to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity, Hillary Clinton has collected the most campaign contributions from employees of the 50 largest Pentagon contractors over a 14-month period ending in February, receiving at least $454,995 over that period.

Not only that, but Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont--the same Sen. Bernie Sanders who has proposed deep cuts in defense spending should he clinch the nomination and the presidency -- comes in at No. 2, edging out hawkish Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

Sanders's $310,055 in defense-related contributions slightly tops Cruz's $307,995, according to the CPI analysis. But Cruz's Republican competitors Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich have reeled in relatively little from the defense industry ($10,586 and $39,194 respectively). All said, the two Democratic candidates have raised $765,049 from defense-related donors, while the remaining GOP candidates have received just $357,775.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/defense-industry-donors-prefer-hillary-and-bernie-over-gop-rivals/ar-BBretc6?li=BBnbfcN&ocid=edgsp

Bernie gets more money than the rest of the Republicans from the defense industry? His support of the gold plated F-35 wouldn't have something to do with it would it?

[BlueMTexpat]

1. Even defense industry donors

prefer the sane over the absolutely NUTS!