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The Caucus | A New York Times
October 17, 2008, 5:33 pm
By Leslie Wayne
Senator John McCain has pulled slightly ahead of Senator Barack Obama in campaign contributions from military donors. But what set Mr. McCain over the top were donations that came from people working for the Department of Defense.
When it comes to the uniformed military, Mr. Obama is still ahead.
The Center for Responsive Politics, which analyzes campaign finance data, reports that a surge of donations for Mr. McCain in the final months he was able to accept campaign contributions moved him into the lead. By the end of August, Mr. McCain received $461,350 from military donors to $450,950 for Mr. Obama.
One of the interesting trends of the election was that anti-war candidates, not only Mr. Obama but also Ron Paul, were getting more support from the uniformed military than hawkish Mr. McCain. That remains the case. Mr. Obama received $340,400 from members of the uniformed service branches compared to $321,500 for Mr. McCain. Mr. Paul had taken in $213,000 from uniformed service members.
The report also shows that Mr. Obama also is ahead of Mr. McCain in military donors with overseas addresses, both those working for the Department of Defense as well as members of the uniformed services. A total of $74,650 came in for Mr. Obama from those posted overseas to $16,600 for Mr. McCain.
Mr. McCain, who served in the military for many years and was a Vietnam P.O.W., is wellknown for his tussles in Congress with the Pentagon over cost overruns on weapon systems. But the Department of Defense is among his top twenty donors. And, as a Navy man, Mr. McCain got support from donors in the Army, which also made Mr. McCain’s top twenty list of donors.
No group of military donors appeared among Mr. Obama’s top twenty. But that was because the amounts that Mr. Obama raised are so large that the military donations, as a group, were not large enough to make his list.
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great thread keep up the good work
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Roach is sacred of Facts.
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Roach is sacred of Facts.
We've got this saying at work "Don't confuse the issues with facts.". ;D
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Roach is sacred of Facts.
it's funny how McCain always says
The troops say : "let us win" ::) ::) ::)
somebody please tell that fucking idiot you can't win a war against NOTHING
if they wanted to be in iraq and afghanistan so bad they wouldn't support Obama like they do
OBAMA FOR THE WIN :)
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it's funny how McCain always says
The troops say : "let us win" ::) ::) ::)
somebody please tell that fucking idiot you can't win a war against for NOTHING but oil
if they wanted to be in iraq and afghanistan so bad they wouldn't support Obama like they do
OBAMA FOR THE WIN :)
Fixed.
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Mccain admitted the war was for oil - he vowed 'never again will our men and women die for foreign oil'.
Remember?
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Fixed.
thanks....now can we fix the worthless US dollar?
that is nothing but paper and has no real value? :D
that's not the gold standard :-\
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Mccain admitted the war was for oil - he vowed 'never again will our men and women die for foreign oil'.
Remember?
but the infidel does want to stay there and build more bases?
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but the infidel does want to stay there and build more bases?
don't forget ...he wants to stay there for 100 year's :D and ....somehow not have any casualties ??? :-\ ::)
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It's too bad the NY Times lost any credibilty they ever had and what ever story they print you have to take with a grain of salt.
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I am shocked not to see HH6 melting in this thread yet.
If he doesn't in the next day or so, I shall send him a pm make sure he is okay.
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Because its not true and been satisfactorily addressed in other threads...u can't wish us to like this piece of socialist shit.
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It's too bad the NY Times lost any credibilty they ever had and what ever story they print you have to take with a grain of salt.
We forgot, only right wing people report the truth. LOL Coach meet Reality
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How is that anti-war crap working out for you asswipe?
www.huffingtonpost.com