Sunday, May 04, 2008
A breakdown of contributions from the military
The Army Times provides some breakout numbers for the reportable contributions of servicemen and military employees for the 5 quarters from Jan. '07 to Mar '08.
From January 2007 through March of this year, service members or civilian employees of the military donated at least $766,000 to presidential candidates,Interesting numbers from an inherently conservative group.
-During the reporting period, Paul — a former Air Force surgeon who broke with his party to vote against the Iraq war — received the most military contributions, with $201,271.
-That’s significantly more than the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain from Arizona, who received $132,133 from military donors, according to CRP.
-Obama, meanwhile, whose opposition to invading Iraq has been a centerpiece of his campaign, has received $178,456 in military contributions, compared to Sen. Hillary Clinton’s $85,000, the analysis shows.
-Overall, military donors still favor Republicans to Democrats, 62 percent to 38 percent, according to CRP. But Ritsch said at the beginning of the war, three-quarters of military donors favored GOP candidates.
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