Comments on: Why Is Obama Getting More Military Support Than Mccain?

By: RcUsT

RcUsT — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:38 +0000

Do u have a link from a reputable site?

By: Sunkiss

Sunkiss — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:38 +0000

Just consider your source—actually McCain gets far more support from our armed-forces.

By: EZMZ

EZMZ — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:38 +0000

Because they know Obama will bring them home!

By: Taylor

Taylor — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:38 +0000

It is because McCain did not support giving Veterans more benefits, while Obama supported the new Veterans bill. McCain is more worried about keeping military retention than about providing for those who volunteer to serve our country!
For those saying it isn’t true, in the past month, Obama raised over 60k, Ron Paul over 40k and McCain somewhere around 12k I believe. The military is putting their money where there vote is, and to say otherwise is an outright lie.
at this link, you can watch the video from CNN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEf0iVJWB…

By: мışş кяış ~ тış тнε şεаşοη

мışş кяış ~ тış тнε şεаşοη — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:38 +0000

because hes black

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:36 +0000

Because no one truly likes to fight. Obama is making promises of ending the war, and that’s what I think they honestly want. They just want to be with their families and friends again.

By: Sexy_sli…

Sexy_sli… — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:36 +0000

Old men start wars, young men go out and fight in them. Kind of answers the question, if you think of age-ism as a possible reason. They relate to Obama more. Nothing to do with him personally or his policies. It’s his age.
And while Obama talks of bringing the war in Iraq to an end, he is also talking about taking troops into Afghanistan instead. So…it’s not really going to be over for many in the military for some time. It will merely change location.

By: Ankhesan Amun

Ankhesan Amun — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:36 +0000

Since you asked the same question twice I’ll answer it twice:
this is funny-a few soldiers support Obama with donations and suddenly Democrats now like the military.
This after years of cutting military spending, underming the morale of these same soldiers in Iraq and many of them calling American soldiers murderers. After people like Harry Reid telling them the US was “defeated” in Iraq. In the end most of the military will vote for McCain and then Democrats can get back to worrying about the rights of terrorists and calling our soldiers Nazis again

By: incomita

incomita — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:36 +0000

If you’ll notice, the numbers came from people donating $200 or more to a political campaign. I would imagine that the vast majority of contributors where officers. The enlisted (blue collar) can’t afford that kind of donation. Those are the ones McCain would get better numbers from If they took a poll of military folks, I bet you’d find that McCain would get more support.

By: J K

J K — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:57:36 +0000

The theory I like is that the soldiers who are most willing to donate are the ones who want to go home. You can’t protest in the army without severe repercussions, so donating to the candidate that plans to withdraw the most troops is a form of silent protest.