{"id":3715,"date":"2007-07-16T15:38:26","date_gmt":"2007-07-16T22:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/16\/most-gop-military-donations-for-president-went-to-ron-paul\/"},"modified":"2007-07-16T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2007-07-16T22:38:26","slug":"most-gop-military-donations-for-president-went-to-ron-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/16\/most-gop-military-donations-for-president-went-to-ron-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Most GOP Military Donations for President Went to Ron Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

While politicos fight about what the troops want, a majority of the money that members of the military donated to Republican candidates for President went to the most antiwar candidate: Ron Paul<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Analyzing the latest finance reports<\/a>, The Spin Factor <\/em>broke down the donations<\/a> from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and among Veterans (their figures do not include the Marines, which only slightly alters the results).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/font><\/td>\n\n

\n Total<\/font>
\n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n
\n

\n Army<\/font>
\n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n
\n

\n Navy<\/font>
\n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n
\n

\n AF<\/font>
\n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n
\n

\n Vets<\/font>
\n <\/center>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul<\/font><\/td>\n\n
23,465<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6,975<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6,765<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
4,650<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
5,075<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McCain<\/font><\/td>\n\n
15,825<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6,925<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
6,305<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,795<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
800<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romney<\/font><\/td>\n\n
3,551<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
2,051<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,500<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Giuliani<\/font><\/td>\n\n
2,320<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,450<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
370<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
250<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
250<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hunter<\/font><\/td>\n\n
1,000<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
1,000<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
—<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huckabee<\/font><\/td>\n\n
750<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
250<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
500<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
—<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tancredo<\/font><\/td>\n\n
350<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
350<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
—<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brownback<\/font><\/td>\n\n
71<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
71<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
—<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thompson<\/font><\/td>\n\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
0<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
—<\/font><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

*Note: The numbers for the last five candidates have not been thoroughly verified.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

52.53%: Ron Paul
\n 35.4%: McCain
\n 7.9%: Romney
\n 5.2%: Giuliani
\n 2.2%: Hunter
\n 2.6%: Others<\/p>\n

Thanks to Iraq Slogger<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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