Comments on: Deployed Troops Give 6:1 to Obama http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/deployed-troops-give-61-to-obama/ Tracking Minnesota Politics Since 2005 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:30:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Matt Abe http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/deployed-troops-give-61-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-21598 Matt Abe Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:11:53 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2105#comment-21598 134 troops contributed to Obama, 26 to McCain. How big a story is this really? From opensecrets.org: Contributions from U.S. Troops Deployed Abroad Recipient Total Number Obama, Barack $60,642 134 Paul, Ron $45,512 99 McCain, John $10,665 26 Huckabee, Mike $7,950 10 Thompson, Fred $6,350 7 Romney, Mitt $5,550 10 Clinton, Hillary$3,240 6 134 troops contributed to Obama, 26 to McCain. How big a story is this really?

From opensecrets.org:

Contributions from U.S. Troops Deployed Abroad

Recipient Total Number
Obama, Barack $60,642 134
Paul, Ron $45,512 99
McCain, John $10,665 26
Huckabee, Mike $7,950 10
Thompson, Fred $6,350 7
Romney, Mitt $5,550 10
Clinton, Hillary$3,240 6

]]> By: Dan http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/deployed-troops-give-61-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-21561 Dan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:46:32 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2105#comment-21561 Chris? Any comment on this one? Chris? Any comment on this one?

]]> By: Dan http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/deployed-troops-give-61-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-21541 Dan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:08:07 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2105#comment-21541 Hmmm. No comments from our Republican friends on this one. Hmmm. No comments from our Republican friends on this one.

]]> By: lojasmo http://mnpublius.com/2008/08/deployed-troops-give-61-to-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-21483 lojasmo Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:44:12 +0000 http://mnpublius.com/?p=2105#comment-21483 No surprise there. Actual troops understand more than anybody what a disaster a McCain administration would mean. BTW, Obama is also outraising McCain in staunchly red Orange County as well. No surprise there. Actual troops understand more than anybody what a disaster a McCain administration would mean. BTW, Obama is also outraising McCain in staunchly red Orange County as well.

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