week #2

There are many different things that concern this years voters such as the war in Afghanistan, Libya, and Iraq. But as for now there are two candidates who are rising from the support of U.S. armed forces who are politically active. And those two candidates are President Barack Obama and Republican Ron Paul. The individuals who claimed to work in one of the branches of the military or the US department of defense have together donated about $78,000 to the presidential candidates. Barack Obama had collected 44% or in other words $34,500 of those funds.
In Obamas term of presidency he has tried to unwind our involvement in Iraq, as well as administered the killing of Osama Bin Ladden in Pakistan.
On the other hand Paul Ron has collected $32,100 from active military members. Paul believes in a non-interventionist approach which means that he wants to avoid the wars with Afghanistan, Libya and Iraq that are not directly related to "territorial self-defense".
Matt Rimney is significantly in a lower rank compared to Barack Obama and Ron Paul. Rimney believes that all of our troops from Afghanistan should be brought home "as soon as the generals think its ok". Romney had raised $4,100 from the members of the armed force.
Rick Santorum who believes that we should be at war and supports the causes in oversea affairs has raised $250 from military members.
here is an overview on what every candidate is making. Barack Obama- $34,500, Ron Paul- $32,100, Mitt Romney $4,100, Herman Cain- $3,500, Michele Bachmann- 2,550, Newt Gingrich- $900, and Rick Santorum- $250.
On another note we might be expecting a new face in the presidential race. New Jersey's governor Chris Christie is debating on whether or not to enter the election after a being seriously lobbied by the money men and and GOP's top leaders. He has once claimed that he was never interested in presidential running but being pushed by Republicans and fund raisers is pushing him to reconsider. Christie will make his decisions later on this week. Some individuals claim that there is no real leadership qualities in any of the current candidates which is why they urge him to run. Christe believes that the American people want a president who will be upfront and tell them what the country should do in certain situations.
Chris Christie has mentioned that he will not run for president because he still has a significant amount of work and effort to put into Jersey. And while staying out of the race the people of New Jersey have been moved by the Texas Gov. Perry. Gov. Christie is dedicated to staying with Jersey and leading them in the right direction, even though they would love to see him as president of the United States, he pretty much refuses to leave Jersey hanging.