Troops serving abroad have given nearly six times as much money to Obama's presidential campaign as they have to McCain's, the Center for Responsive Politics said Thursday.
That's pretty remarkable. I don't know if more troops support Obama or McCain (how much they give is just one piece of the puzzle), but 6 times more? Wow. But they leave it until the last line or the article, after wallowing in wonder over the astonishing number, to explain the details:
Among soldiers serving overseas at the time of their donations, 134 gave a total of $60,642 to Obama while 26 gave a total of $10,665 to McCain.
So, apparently we can extrapolate the political leanings of the entire military force oversees based on the contributions of 160 people. I'll wait to see an actual legitimate poll, thank you. The McCain campaign was right to say,
We feel confident that many U.S. troops stationed overseas will support John McCain in the election this fall, but we suspect most are too busy doing the important work of defending this country than to make political contributions.
Wrong Rating: 1 out of 4 (spin)
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