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  • Barack Obama, Ron Paul Lead in Campaign Cash From Military Donors

    10/16/2011 12:59:41 PM PDT · by bimboeruption · 17 replies
    OpenSecretsblog ^ | 10-16-2011 | Michael Beckel
    U.S. wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya may weigh on the minds of voters next year, but during the early months of the 2012 election cycle, members of the U.S. Armed Forces who are active political donors are mainly rallying around two candidates, according to a new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics. Those candidates are President Barack Obama and libertarian-leaning Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). Overall, individuals who listed their occupation as one of the branches of the military or the U.S. Department of Defense have donated about $78,000 to presidential candidates, according to the Center's analysis of donors...