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.
Analyzing the latest finance reports, The Spin Factor broke down the donations from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and among Veterans (their figures do not include the Marines, which only slightly alters the results).
| Name |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
AF |
Vets |
| Paul |
23,465
|
6,975
|
6,765
|
4,650
|
5,075
|
| McCain |
15,825
|
6,925
|
6,305
|
1,795
|
800
|
| Romney |
3,551
|
2,051
|
0
|
1,500
|
0
|
| Giuliani |
2,320
|
1,450
|
370
|
250
|
250
|
| Hunter |
1,000
|
0
|
1,000
|
0
|
—
|
| Huckabee |
750
|
250
|
0
|
500
|
—
|
| Tancredo |
350
|
350
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
| Brownback |
71
|
71
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
| Thompson |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
—
|
*Note: The numbers for the last five candidates have not been thoroughly verified.
52.53%: Ron Paul
35.4%: McCain
7.9%: Romney
5.2%: Giuliani
2.2%: Hunter
2.6%: Others
Thanks to Iraq Slogger.