Ron Paul: Most Donations From the Military!

[HOLLYWOOD]

Great! Thanks for posting. This is great ammunition.

Especially to shove up the noses of the warhawks, media NEOCONS @ FOX NEWS CORP/FOX BIZ and Rag Right Yllow journalism.

This should be a huge emphasis for the RP campaign PRESS releases... all avenues of media

 

[AlexAmore]

What is the best format to put this out into Facebook? Whether it's text or a picture or news item or combo...whatever. If someone has an idea let me know. Something that would fit with the limited space if it's text. Thanks

Edit: Just thought of a cool title: Who got the most military donations?

Anyway this is EPIC.

 

[RileyE104]

Remember to shove this in the faces of anyone who says RP supporters are just a bunch of potheads who live in their parents basement!

 

[harikaried]

Perhaps a stacked bar graph where one is Ron Paul and the other is everyone else's combined donations.

You could also probably do a graph of the relative donations too as in % overall donation from military = $military donations / $total donated. That would probably highlight Paul more than any other candidate.

 

[Napoleon's Shadow]

Thanks for pointing this out. I'm going to pass it on to some people.

 

[AlexAmore]

Perhaps a stacked bar graph where one is Ron Paul and the other is everyone else's combined donations.

You could also probably do a graph of the relative donations too as in % overall donation from military = $military donations / $total donated. That would probably highlight Paul more than any other candidate.

That's a great idea with percentage. So I'm thinking a pie graph would be good here. Maybe two with and without Obama.

 

[harikaried]

Paul: 0.704% = 31,822.21 / 4,518,947.59
Obama: 0.032% = 14,849.00 / 46,323,209.30

The military's contribution towards Ron Paul has 22 times the impact that of Obama's.

 

[BlackTerrel]

Thanks for running all those numbers. Good stuff to see.

I'll tell you what non-Paul supporters will say though. If the minimum amount donated is 250 then you're talking around 100 people out of 2 million total military that donated to Ron Paul or about 0.005%

My assumption is most don't donate or just don't list their occupation.

 

[sailingaway]

Thanks for running all those numbers. Good stuff to see.

I'll tell you what non-Paul supporters will say though. If the minimum amount donated is 250 then you're talking around 100 people out of 2 million total military that donated to Ron Paul or about 0.005%

My assumption is most don't donate or just don't list their occupation.

But that would apply equally to all candidate donors, so it is a fair baseline, and you are ASKED your employer. Since that also applies to every category of donor, this is as fair as pointing out how much money someone gets from bankers or whatever.

And sure, most people don't donate at all. But in the military, if you care enough to donate, you are more likely to be donating to Ron Paul than you are to any of the other candidates, viewed as a group. Including Obama.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Fantastic job, I owe you a rep when get some more ammo.

Shamelessly cross posting this:

So i remember last election Dr. Paul had more military donations then all candidates combined ( both R's and D's)

So ran through the numbers on FEC site http://query.nictusa.com/pres/2011/Q2/
I based these numbers off the employer section. Anyone who described their employer as military.
Army, Navy ,Air Force, National Guard ,Costa Guard, Marine Corps and Dept of Defense.


An this is what i have come up with so far.

*Now these numbers are not 100% accurate, i may have missed one here or there. *


Cain $6223
Romney $4350
Bachmann $2550
Newt $1025
Pawnlety $250
Santorum $250
Johnson $0

Total $14648.00



The Good Doctor comes in more than double all the other Republican candidates combined.

Paul $ 31822.21

Add in Obama's total of $14849.00 to the others ($29497.00) and Ron still beats em!

 

[BlackTerrel]

But that would apply equally to all candidate donors, so it is a fair baseline, and you are ASKED your employer. Since that also applies to every category of donor, this is as fair as pointing out how much money someone gets from bankers or whatever.

And sure, most people don't donate at all. But in the military, if you care enough to donate, you are more likely to be donating to Ron Paul than you are to any of the other candidates, viewed as a group. Including Obama.

I agree.

Just predicting the response on other forums.

 

[rich34]

Along with the release I'd throw in there that Ron is the only veteran running for president.

 

[sailingaway]

Along with the release I'd throw in there that Ron is the only veteran running for president.

Sure, although I don't honestly get that part. I think the fact that he is the only Constitutionalist running for President is much more important.

 

[Brown Sapper]

It's actually taboo to talk about politics in the military, but out of everyone I have talked to only one is supporting someone other than Paul. I think its the whole grown ass man complex that we pride ourselves with surviving without the assistance of anyone else combine with these long deployments with no end in sight. Fuck man I'm gearing up for my fourth deployment and I've only been in for 8 years. Anywho there are plenty of other reasons why we support Paul ( I personally support him for actually following the constitution). I just hope people stop being so critical of the military on these boards and realize we are on the same team.

 

[LisaNY]

It's actually taboo to talk about politics in the military, but out of everyone I have talked to only one is supporting someone other than Paul. I think its the whole grown ass man complex that we pride ourselves with surviving without the assistance of anyone else combine with these long deployments with no end in sight. Fuck man I'm gearing up for my fourth deployment and I've only been in for 8 years. Anywho there are plenty of other reasons why we support Paul ( I personally support him for actually following the constitution). I just hope people stop being so critical of the military on these boards and realize we are on the same team.

Haha, awesome! I have a few relatives doing multiple deployments too, it is really hard on the family. Even those of us who strongly supported the wars (myself included), are now beyond disgusted and just want it to end. Good luck friend and ignore the negativity.

 

[roho76]

Along with the release I'd throw in there that Ron is the only veteran running for president.

^^^ This

These two points will go a long way. We should market to the military personal/family with this point exactly. Everybody who's running and wants more war has never served yet the one man who has served wants to bring you home to your family and protect our country.

 

[Anti Federalist]

I just hope people stop being so critical of the military on these boards and realize we are on the same team.

A very real perception, and one that I get criticized for on a regular basis with regard to cops.

While I can't speak for everybody, please note that for me, it's not personal, however, I collectively "judge" because I truly believe that you are serving a system that has gone corrupt and rotten and that the only solution for an individual in this situation, or one I took in a similar circumstance (do not take the position in the first place), is to quit, as quickly as possible and cease to serve the system.

Some disagree with this, citing Ron's career in Congress for example, and that is their right, but that is why I'm critical.

Like it or not, you are the enforcement arm, the iron fist, the front line, of everything we are fighting against.

 

[LisaNY]

Along with the release I'd throw in there that Ron is the only veteran running for president.

Agree 100%

 

[DjLoTi]

so like tears have been straight rolling for the bast 5 minutes. in 2008 I was in that group called 'the military'

 

[LisaNY]

so like tears have been straight rolling for the bast 5 minutes. in 2008 I was in that group called 'the military'

*hands DjLoti a tissue*