Military democrats

Most of the money is still going to Republicans, but it's encouraging (to me, a Democrat) that some military folks are considering the Donkeys more favorably. I was pleasantly surprised how many vets, Gulf War Vets ran as Dems in recent federal races.

Service members have traditionally supported the Republican Party, but there has been a dramatic shift since the war started in 2003 away from financial backing for GOP candidates for president and Congress, the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics said.

So far this year and in the 2004 election, about 40 percent of contributions from donors identifiable as military members has gone to Democrats, compared to about one fourth in the 2000 and 2002 cycles, the center's study said. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/