Obama and Paul the two favorites among soldiers
Earlier this summer when Rudolph Giuliani accused Barack Obama of being "," maybe he should have just asked the troops themselves. According to the , Barack Obama and Ron Paul, two anti-war candidates, are getting more campaign donations from US soldiers than any of the other candidates:
Obama, an Illinois senator, brought in moredonations from this group than any White House contender from eitherparty. The Democrat announced Wednesday his plan to withdraw all U.S.troops from Iraq by the end of 2008.
Paul, a Texas congressman and the only GOP presidential hopeful who supports an immediate troop withdrawal, comes in second.
"Paul and Obama are talking straight tosoldiers, and what they are saying is resonating," said Larnell Exum, aretired Army lieutenant colonel, who gave $500 to Obama. Exum, whoworks for the Army as a congressional liaison, is a Democrat but votedfor George Bush in 1992.
Are our soldiers trying to tell us something by their support of two anti-war candidates? There is a rhetorical question for you.
Yes, what is being donated is a small amount, since many soldiers and their families are just scraping by financially. But the point is that this is what is being given, and there might be a real reason for it.
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