Report: Paul, Obama receive most military contributions
It looks like candidates siding with President Bush on Iraq policy aren't winning as many hearts and minds among our military folk. According to figures from the Center for Responsive Politics' opensecrets.org Web site, staunch anti-war Republican candidate Ron Paul collected the most contributions from servicemen and women in the fourth quarter of 2007.
In fact Ron Paul's total haul from military contributors during the period -- $212,000 -- was nearly as much as the total $260,000 received by the five other top candidates. According to the site, Paul's top three contributors -- in other words, the company that contributors listed most often as their employer -- Were the U.S. Army ($68,800), U.S. Navy ($57,000) and U.S. Air Force ($52,400).
Barack Obama came in second in number of military contributions during the fourth quarter at 443, with McCain a close third at 438 (Paul received contributions from a whopping 1,160 servicemen and women during the same period). Obama was also second in total cash raised from the military with $94,000, while John McCain came in third with $83,000.
Obama has pledged to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq immediately upon taking office and to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months (except for a small strike force contingent). McCain, however, support's President Bush's current "surge" doctrine and favors withdrawing troops only as conditions on the ground warrant.
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