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Nanjeanne

(4,915 posts) Fri Jan 31, 2020, 11:57 PM Jan 2020

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Sanders Leads Trump & All 2020 Candidates in Donations from Active Duty Troops

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/bernie-sanders-leads-trump-all-2020-candidates-in-donations-from-active-duty-troops-946188/ - Bernie Sanders Leads Trump, All 2020 Candidates in Donations From Active-Duty Troops

No other 2020 candidate for president, including Donald Trump, can come close to matching Bernie Sanders’ level of support among members of the U.S. military, to go by the most recent campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission.
Soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines have donated a total of $185,625 to Sen. Sanders’ 2020 campaign. By comparison, they have given $113,012 to Trump, $80,250 to Pete Buttigieg, $64,604 to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and a relatively paltry $33,045 to former Vice President Joe Biden, according to Doug Weber, a senior researcher at the Center for Responsive Politics.

ETÀ The Data does not come from an opinion piece. The Data comes from The Center for Responsive Politics —is OpenSectrets which collects Data on campaign contributions.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Sanders Leads Trump & All 2020 Candidates in Donations from Active Duty Troops (Original Post) Nanjeanne Jan 2020 OP

Makes sense to me. David__77 Feb 2020 #1

There is no data about "active-duty troops" in the opinion piece. lapucelle Feb 2020 #2

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #3

Show us the numbers, don't just talk about it. George II Feb 2020 #4

Data can be found at OpenSecrets.org for all armed forces and all candidates. Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #5

First Trump now Bernie Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #6

WTF? Now we aren't supposed to be happy when people in Army or Navy Nanjeanne Feb 2020 #7

David__77

(23,311 posts)

1. Makes sense to me.

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

Feb 2020

A lot of sense.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

lapucelle

(18,180 posts)

2. There is no data about "active-duty troops" in the opinion piece.

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:02 AM

Feb 2020

The data is for "people employed by the military".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Uncle Joe

(58,260 posts)

3. Kicked and recommended.

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:11 AM

Feb 2020

Thanks for the thread Nanjeanne.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

George II

(67,782 posts)

4. Show us the numbers, don't just talk about it.

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:11 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Nanjeanne

(4,915 posts)

5. Data can be found at OpenSecrets.org for all armed forces and all candidates.

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:18 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Joinfortmill

(14,371 posts)

6. First Trump now Bernie

Reply to Nanjeanne (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 12:42 AM

Feb 2020

Jeez, WTF?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Nanjeanne

(4,915 posts)

7. WTF? Now we aren't supposed to be happy when people in Army or Navy

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:02 AM

Feb 2020

Support a candidate?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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