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Soldiers For Obama

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, Democrats, Hillary, Iraq, McCain, Military, Republicans, Ron Paul, The War On Terrorism, War

Why?

Well one reason that seems to be coming up over and over again is they want to get out of Iraq. And let’s not forget that even though Ron Paul was consistently placing 5th on the primaries and caucuses, he had the most donations from the military out of any GOP candidate. And at that time, Obama had the most out of the Dems.

From ABC:

Though the military is not supposed to engage in partisan political activity, these soldiers spoke out about their personal endorsements, and their opinions are likely to matter. In 2004, 73 percent of the U.S. military voted for a presidential candidate, and officials believe it may be even higher this time around.

PFC Jeremy Slate said he supported Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., because of his stated intention to pull out of Iraq right away.

“That would be nice,” Slate said, “I’d like to be home, yea.”

SFC Patricia Keller also expressed support for Obama, citing his representation for change.

But what about the experience issue?

Well, at least one soldier thinks it about judgment:

When asked if he was concerned about criticism that Obama had less political experience than some of the other candidates, the battle-weary soldier replied, “No, I think being a decent leader doesn’t have to do anything with experience much.”

Could the military vote make a difference in a close election?


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3 Responses to “Soldiers For Obama”

  1. Jimmy the Dhimmi Says:
    April 8th, 2008 at 10:52 am

    In 2004, 73 percent of the U.S. military voted for a presidential candidate, and officials believe it may be even higher this time around.

    Interesting how they don’t mention which candidates they voted for. CNN reported that it was 60:40 in favor of Bush.

  2. Barney Says:
    April 8th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    The link you provided is Q2 ’07 numbers.
    Here are the numbers from Q4 FEC report:

    Ron Paul: 1160 $249k
    John McCain: 438 $83k
    Mike Huckabee: 126 $37k
    Mitt Romney: 126 $24k
    Barack Obama: 443 $76k
    Hillary Clinton: 154 $41k

    Resoundingly, soldiers are for RON PAUL!
    Please update you title accordingly.

  3. Elisabetta Says:
    April 8th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    For a split second I panicked…Who would have thought that a number of soldiers that would vote left… :p
    It would be shocking to hear soldiers veering to the left in droves. Albeit, that’s not the case and this is no news.

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