War Opponents Get Military Campaign Cash

Of the candidates for president, few have been more consistent and vocal in their opposition to the war in Iraq than Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Ron Paul. So it's interesting that USA Today reports that they are the leading candidates in terms of campaign contributions from people who identify themselves as working for one of the military services or the National Guard. A study by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics also shows that military members continue to devote more of their contributions to Republicans than Democrats, but the gap is narrowing. In 2002, Republicans running for president or Congress got 77 percent of military contributions. So far this time around, the figure is 59 percent.