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Military Moving Towards Obama?
Just maybe . . .
Military Vote in Utah Not a Sure Thing for McCain - Salt Lake Tribune - 13 Oct 08
"April Durrant is a proud military wife. Her husband did a tour of duty in Iraq in 2003. Now he is in Afghanistan.
'We've been in it for 20 years,' Durrant says. 'It's absolutely not for everyone. It's tough on people, tough on families to have a long career in the military.'
As a career military couple, Durrant and her husband fall into a category of voters that conventional wisdom suggests is in the can for Sen. John McCain, a Navy veteran and branded war hero. But come Nov. 4, the Sandy couple will be tapping the touch screen for Sen. Barack Obama - and they're not alone."
Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama - OpenSecrets.org - 14 Aug 08
"According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than has Republican John McCain, and the fiercely anti-war Ron Paul, though he suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination months ago, has received more than four times McCain's haul.
Despite McCain's status as a decorated veteran and a historically Republican bent among the military, members of the armed services overall -- whether stationed overseas or at home -- are also favoring Obama with their campaign contributions in 2008, by a $55,000 margin. Although 59 percent of federal contributions by military personnel has gone to Republicans this cycle, of money from the military to the presumed presidential nominees, 57 percent has gone to Obama."
Military Vote in Utah Not a Sure Thing for McCain - Salt Lake Tribune - 13 Oct 08
"April Durrant is a proud military wife. Her husband did a tour of duty in Iraq in 2003. Now he is in Afghanistan.
'We've been in it for 20 years,' Durrant says. 'It's absolutely not for everyone. It's tough on people, tough on families to have a long career in the military.'
As a career military couple, Durrant and her husband fall into a category of voters that conventional wisdom suggests is in the can for Sen. John McCain, a Navy veteran and branded war hero. But come Nov. 4, the Sandy couple will be tapping the touch screen for Sen. Barack Obama - and they're not alone."
Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama - OpenSecrets.org - 14 Aug 08
"According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than has Republican John McCain, and the fiercely anti-war Ron Paul, though he suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination months ago, has received more than four times McCain's haul.
Despite McCain's status as a decorated veteran and a historically Republican bent among the military, members of the armed services overall -- whether stationed overseas or at home -- are also favoring Obama with their campaign contributions in 2008, by a $55,000 margin. Although 59 percent of federal contributions by military personnel has gone to Republicans this cycle, of money from the military to the presumed presidential nominees, 57 percent has gone to Obama."