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President Obama Raised More Military Donations Than Mitt Romney
President Obama Raised More Military Donations Than Mitt Romney
By Hamed Aleaziz
President Obama beat Mitt Romney in donations from active and former military donors this past election cycle. The new information comes from the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-profit, money in politics watchdog that tracked donations from military members throughout the presidential campaign. Throughout the presidential campaign, Republicans claimed that the President was anti-military. Some, like Rick Santorum, even said that President Obama was “intentionally trying to degrade our military.” Despite the Republican rhetoric, the President raised nearly $950,000 in donations from former and active military members. That’s compared to $753,000 for Mitt Romney. Here’s the OpenSecrets chart on the donations throughout the campaign:
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/12/14/1335671/president-obama-won-military-donors/
By Hamed Aleaziz
President Obama beat Mitt Romney in donations from active and former military donors this past election cycle. The new information comes from the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-profit, money in politics watchdog that tracked donations from military members throughout the presidential campaign. Throughout the presidential campaign, Republicans claimed that the President was anti-military. Some, like Rick Santorum, even said that President Obama was “intentionally trying to degrade our military.” Despite the Republican rhetoric, the President raised nearly $950,000 in donations from former and active military members. That’s compared to $753,000 for Mitt Romney. Here’s the OpenSecrets chart on the donations throughout the campaign:
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http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/12/14/1335671/president-obama-won-military-donors/
