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LadyMod at scam.com
07-20-2007, 07:34 PM
50% Of All Second-Quarter Contributions To Republican Candidates From The Military Went To Ron Paul!


http://thespinfactor.com/thetruth/2007/07/16/military-support-for-the-republican-candidates


Military support for the republican candidates


NAME: TOTAL [ARMY] [NAVY] [AIRFORCE] [VETERAN] [USMC**]


RON PAUL: 24,965 [6,975] [6,765] [4,650] [5,075] [1,500]
McCain: 17,475 [6925] [6305] [1795] [800] [1600]
Romney: 3,551 [2,051] [0] [1500] [0]
Giuliani: 2,320 [1,450] [370] [250] [250]
Hunter: 1000 [0] [1000] [0]
Huckabee: 750 [250] [0] [500]
Tancredo: 350 [350] [0] [0]
Brownback: 71 [71] [0] [0]
Thompson: 0 [0] [0] [0]


Units are contributions in dollars by employees of the respective military organizations.


Source: Finance Reports for the 2007 July Quarterly.


Percentages**:


49.5% Ron Paul
34.6% McCain
7.0% Romney
4.6% Giuliani
2.0% Hunter
2.3% Others


*Note: These statistics include the contributions of employees who recorded or indicated their military branch. Contributions where no employer was specified were naturally not included.


**Edit: McCain and Ron Paul have USMC contributions which were overlooked. Their totals have been corrected. (7/17/07)


Update: Ron Paul leads ALL presidential candidates in monetary military contributions.