If McCain is the Military Candidate, Then Why Did FIVE TIMES as Many Overseas Donors Give to Obama Instead of McCain?

By Daniel Miessler on October 30th, 2008: Tagged as Election 2008 | Obama

According a report by the Center for Responsive Politics, Obama is receiving five times the donations from Military donors that McCain is.

For donations of $200 or more, 859 military donors gave $335,536 to Obama, while McCain received $280,513 from 558 military donors. Among soldiers serving overseas, 134 donors gave $60,642 to Obama while 26 gave $10,665 to McCain.

So, the way I see it the McCain-anites have two options here, and both of them suck:

  1. Claim these donors are just voting for the guy that who will end the war–which basically equates to calling them cowards. Or…
  2. Admit that the military isn’t as fiercely pro-McCain as they’d like you to believe, and/or that they see something in Obama that they like.

Either way it’s not good for the GOP.:

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    Hello I've been a lurker on your site for some times now and really like the stuff you put out. We see eye to eye on many subjects and I really enjoy reading your blog everyday. I'm a member of the military been in the navy for 10 years joined straight out of high school. Currently I'm on a shore command that is a mix of other navy enlisted, and civilian government/contractors. Over the past year or so the debate on who should be president and on politics in general have been going strong and here's what I've seen so far. I'm the token democrat in the office and as such I get a lot of ribbing from all the other guys. To them I'm crazy because to elect a democrat means...you guessed it SOCIALISM!!! and a weaker underfunded military and that we will be viewed as week and spinless on the world stage. No matter what facts you give to them about the tax plan and how its not really socialism, the fact that just because you negotiate does not mean you are weak, or the fact that we as a country simply can not afford to sustain all the conflicts we are in never mind starting new ones. They see Obama as a threat to what they consider America should be and stand for. Most people at least here and the military in general (I'm at the subbase in Groton ct) are orginally from places in the south, midwest and other red states. I'm orginaly from Mass. This might have something to do with it but really I dont know. My parents for instance are moderate republicans. My siblings are mixed in their party preference. What I think it all comes down to is that my peers simply can't see the forest from the tress and believe that the republican party still stands for what they think are noble and righteous causes. But McCain and his party are a different breed of people then say Barry Goldwater republicans from 30 years ago, they live in denial. I think this piece written by a lifelong moderate sums up what I believe to be happening to the tee. If you have the time I recommend you read it. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chuck-lasker/mode... Best regards, Justin

 

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