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Title: Armed Forces Overwhelmingly Support Obama Post by: Howey on October 23, 2012, 04:50:39 pm After Romney's dismal performance last night, I'm glad.
Now it's been proven the rank and file military and civil service support the President (http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/10/armed-forces-show-overwhelming-supp.html#.UH3ANJxsAO9.facebook). Quote Foreign policy, military funding and plans for U.S. troops abroad are providing plenty of chewy campaign fodder for President Barack Obama and his GOP rival, Mitt Romney. But fundraising reports shed light on what the armed forces think about the the candidates. Former Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul received significant support from the military for his strong stance on bringing troops home, and that briefly continued even after Romney pulled ahead as the clear GOP candidate. Now, though, the military's support has shifted toward Obama. Romney has consistently received little financial backing from military donors. Despite the fact that Paul once raised almost twice as much as Obama did from the military, the president has received $536,414 from military donors, compared to Paul's $399,274 and Romney's $287,435, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics. These numbers are based on donations greater than $200, as reported to the Federal Election Commission. Naturally, Romney's disdain for the military is understandable. He did elect missionary work over military service at the urging of his church, and most members of the military are part of the 47% Romney has shown no respect for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQKmGYggADM&feature=player_embedded Title: Re: Armed Forces Overwhelmingly Support Obama Post by: ekg on October 23, 2012, 08:45:39 pm your phone must have 'twitched' or something because it pasted the same thing over and over... I fixed it. and I'm kind of surprised they're going for Obama, but they're only go for him over Romney.. had it been some else running tho, it may have been different |