Obama outpaces McCain in donations from military personnel.
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By on Jul 1st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Obama outpaces McCain in donations from military personnel.
Largely as a result of “dissatisfaction with the course of the war under President Bush and with the treatment of veterans returning home,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is collecting more in military contributions than is Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). The AP reports, “Among people who have donated at least $200 to a presidential campaign this election cycle, Obama has collected more than $327,000 from those identifying themselves as military personnel, while McCain has collected $224,000.” Even many wealthy donors who contributed to Bush in 2004 have been reluctant to donate to McCain because of his Iraq policies.
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Given past history, however, that doesn’t mean that their votes will be counted in November does it?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:33 pmObama has collected more than $327,000 from military personnel, while McCain has collected $224,000.
EAT THAT TROLL PIGS.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:34 pmGosh, one might get the impression that our troops want to get the hell out of Iraq. So much for 100-year(or was it 10,000 years?) stay-the-course McPutz.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:34 pmOuch…That’s gotta hurt our war loving trolls. Oh, the humanity!
July 1st, 2008 at 4:37 pmMilitary being dissatisfied? To quote Cheney, So?
Simple, implement a draft and force them to go and augment heavily with Dynacorp, KBR and Blackwater. More tax dollars being privatized and more of our kids dying - this time by force (ours).
July 1st, 2008 at 4:39 pmWhy, oh why, do the troops hate the troops?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:40 pmImpeach Pelosi, Cheney and Bush and Save the Constitution!
ssshhh,
the trolls
are thinking.
:)
July 1st, 2008 at 4:41 pmAnd these are just the $200+ donors. Since many of Obama’s donations are in lesser amounts, it would be interesting to see how many of them come from service people (most military paychecks, particularly those of enlisted people, aren’t big enough for large donations).
Is there any chart that shows the number of people making donations, rather than the cumulative amount donated?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:41 pmjoe; thinking trolls? Oxymoron of the CENTURY!
July 1st, 2008 at 4:43 pmObama - 59.3%
McCain - 40.7%
If the military is shaking down this way - the general election should go pretty well!
July 1st, 2008 at 4:44 pmho,
ssshhh,
the trolls
are trying to think.
(fixed.)
?
thank you.
?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:45 pmI think McCan’t’s worse nightmare, even though he demanded it,
would be adoration, support & cheers for Obama from our troops
when he visits Iraq.
Be careful what you ask for; you just might get it.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:47 pm-Lazarus Long
joe cantwell Says:
ssshhh,
the trolls
are thinking.
:)
LOL….Oh no they are not! Just read their posts for validation - and a good laugh.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:48 pmcheck_mark Says:
Nice!!
You thought I was posting about you?
TAKE THAT Scum sucking, brown-shirting, lock-step, christ-o-fascist, jack-booting, low-life, neanderturds.
Now that was directed to you.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:48 pmLife is full of tough choices.
Do I want to continue risking my life and limbs for Bush’s ego in a country where I am not wanted, where I know I am creating more enemies than I am killing, or….
Do I want to go home and hug my wife and kids?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:48 pm…but…but…but…I thought one of our trolls here (and they are NEVER wrong) claimed that the troops love the war, love Bush, love McCain, love Fox News piped into their mess halls, etc…
Yes — found it:
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http://thinkprogress.org/ 2008/ 06/ 29/ fox-news-losing-its-lead-over-rival-cable-networks/
TrippleKick Says:
“The troops that you pretend to care about continuously play Fox News Channel in their mess halls and break rooms. They prefer Fox News because they know who’s side Fox News is on.”
June 29th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
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So let me get this straight — our troops love Fox News, but love Obama more?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:51 pmmisshusseinmolly Says:
…but…but…but…I thought one of our trolls here (and they are NEVER wrong) claimed that the troops love the war, love Bush, love McCain, love Fox News piped into their mess halls, etc…
Yes — found it:
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http://thinkprogress.org/ 2008/ 06/ 29/ fox-news-losing-its-lead-over-rival-cable-networks/
TrippleKick Says:
“The troops that you pretend to care about continuously play Fox News Channel in their mess halls and break rooms. They prefer Fox News because they know who’s side Fox News is on.”
June 29th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
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So let me get this straight — our troops love Fox News, but love Obama more?
i’d like to read what tk’s
response will be.
i’m sure it will be unintentionally
funny.
§
i can’t wait.
•
c’mon tk, you just got
called out.
:)
July 1st, 2008 at 4:55 pmbut but but but but but but but but but but….
How can this be?
Obama has no military experience. Just ask DribbleDick!
July 1st, 2008 at 4:56 pmWhy do the troops hate the troops?
July 1st, 2008 at 4:56 pmObama is getting more from the military than McCain - gee, I wonder why? It couldn’t be because of his work against the GI Bill, or his vote against the Dwell-time amendment, or his cancellation of the XM8 program, or his vote against VA outpatient funding, or his vote in favor of predatory lenders near military bases, or ….
IAVA gives McCain a D for his voting record on military and veterans affairs. Obama got a B.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:01 pmAnd that’s military personnel that can actually afford to donate.
lol don’t these people know that Hamas wants Obama to win???
July 1st, 2008 at 5:02 pmjabberjaw Says:
It appears that Obama’s monthly fundraising totals peaked in February and have been steadily falling since then. May was his weakest month of 2008 and McCain is closing the gap. What’s going on?
oh boy.
a concern troll.
they can be fun too.
•
good luck.
?
July 1st, 2008 at 5:04 pmMaybe the troops who are wanting a career in the military don’t want to PCS to Camp Victory North in 2012.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:08 pmoh boy.
a concern troll.
they can be fun too.
•
good luck.
?
Why would a McCain supporter care how much money Obama has been raising?
July 1st, 2008 at 5:09 pmStratRat Says:
Why would a McCain supporter care how much money Obama has been raising?
why would a obama supporter
care how much money mcsame
has been raising?
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thank you.
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July 1st, 2008 at 5:14 pmYes, it is nice…..very nice.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:14 pmjabberjaw Says:
Also Obama has failed to win a single primary since early June and none in the whole month of July!!!! What’s happening?
Don’t you worry your little head about anything, jabberjaw… Obama will out-raise, out-spend and out-class McCain in nearly every area… come November, McCain might have enough left over to cover the taxes on that beach house… maybe.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:20 pmMcCain has collected $224,000
Who are the knuckleheads that are paying to get stop-lossed again?
July 1st, 2008 at 5:20 pmJebus!! Where’s my can of Troll-B-Gone???
July 1st, 2008 at 5:21 pm*Flagged* Time to ban yet another troll.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:22 pmSkid mark says Show your true colors!!
Well, you have shown yours, traitor, so yes I will continue to call “Scum” Scum, of which you truly are, pure scum.
Eat sh!t and die scum wad, for that is what you deserve.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:25 pmjabberjaw Says:
According to data posted at OpenSecrets, Obama and McCain raised almost even money in May, but Obama spent more than he raised, thus allowing McCain to close the gap in “cash on hand.” The June data should be interesting.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:14 pm
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Wow! You mean Obama had to spend more money in a strongly-contested primary campaign than McCain had to spend having clinched the nomination a month earlier?
WHO WOULDA THUNK IT?!?!?!
July 1st, 2008 at 5:26 pmI love it when slim oozes from the core of the fake cocoon called liberalism!!
It was the Anterians that oozed slime from their fake cocoons but I believe that Ron Howard is a liberal…
July 1st, 2008 at 5:28 pmUnfortunately for you,
It’s gonna take more than a pool full of fake cocoons to revitalize you conservatives if this is the best response you can offer to the news that the troops are waking up and smelling what the maverick’s cooking… Iran smells like death in the morning.
At least skidmark is honest about loving the debasement and disgust thrown his way. Some of the trolls deny that they are here for the negative attention.
It’s a pitiful existence to crave attention so badly that even revulsion is welcome. What a black hole it must have where the self respect should be. The morgues are full of these empty shells.
Maybe not full enough yet though.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:28 pmcheck_mark,
bad hair day, huh?
would you like a crying towel?
troops not supporting your boy.
i guess it… hurts.
feel better.
•
good luck.
:)
July 1st, 2008 at 5:29 pmHe never owned a dog, and not ever a dog as stupid as you.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:31 pmWhat’s the deal with Republicans and man on dog sex?
July 1st, 2008 at 5:32 pmcheck_mark Says:
It’s not my fault you’re made from a load your dad should have shot at the dog!
check fraud,
interesting
conservative values you have there.
did you learn that one at jesus camp?
§
good luck.
ª
July 1st, 2008 at 5:34 pmJabba-the-hut — gave us this day our daily troll.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:36 pm*Flagged* Perverse, profane, and disgusting.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:39 pmWhy do the troops hate McIIIrd?
Now THAT should be painfully obvious. Kinda like Rush’s AssBoil.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:39 pmshoeless Says:
What’s the deal with Republicans and man on dog sex?
check fraud is rick santorum.
read all about it.
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July 1st, 2008 at 5:40 pmAnd the Faux Noise Nazis will say; “More great news for conservatives. Some U.S. military personnel support McPander Bear anyway.”
July 1st, 2008 at 5:43 pmShit the bed, Tracy’s back.
Welcome back sweetie-pie.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:48 pmWould anyone care to inform a certain dumbass troll that the primaries ended in June. Like, there weren’t any in July?
So, yes, Obama hasn’t won any primaries in July. Or August.
signed Jeebus Hazmat Kreist.
July 1st, 2008 at 5:51 pmt5,
don’t hate the troops.
they just don’t like your boy.
k?
•
thank you.\\ƒ
July 1st, 2008 at 5:51 pmJust curious trolls, how much have you contributed to McIIIrd’s losing campaign?
July 1st, 2008 at 6:02 pmMaybe the RNC will have to confiscate their 10 cents/post for the McCain campaign.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:16 pmDeutchland uber alles !
July 1st, 2008 at 6:18 pmTracy5 Says:
“Given past history, however, that doesn’t mean that their votes will be counted in November does it?”
Yes, Gore was good about seeing to that in 2000.
Yes, as a matter of fact, he was.
“No man or woman in military service to this nation should have his or her vote rejected solely due to the absence of a postmark, particularly when military officials have publicly stated that the postmarking of military mail is not always possible under sea or field conditions,”- Gore Florida Campaign Manager Butterworth.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:24 pmSo, trolls, I’m curious too:
How much have you donated to McLame’s campaign….?
July 1st, 2008 at 6:44 pmThey’ll have to steal some money from mom’s purse first.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:16 pmInsane McCain may be lagging behind in the military personnel donations but I’ll bet he is kicking ass with the Military Industrial Complex They love his wrinkled old ass
July 1st, 2008 at 8:42 pmbut Obama hates the military and want to neuter America.
July 2nd, 2008 at 1:10 amdrick23:
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:10 amI don’t mean any disrespect but our we supposed to take this seriously?