The folks at the Center for Responsive Politics remind us today that Democrats have pocketed more money from the defense industry -- both individuals and PACs -- than Republicans have. This isn't the sort of thing you would know from reading most of the mainstream press.
In the 2010 cycle, the Democrats picked up 55 percent of defense PAC giving, up from 2008, when Dems got 53 percent.
And I'll give you one guess as to who the only candidate is to ever receive $1 million in contributions from the defense industry. A hint: his last name has the sound "Bomb" in it.
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UPDATE, Saturday morning. A twitter user, Geoffrey Poirier, draws my attention to the fact that inflation matters. So, I should point out that George W. Bush's 2004 defense industry haul of $972,021 is actually more than Obama's $1,047,797 in 2008 if you adjust for inflation. This inflation calculator says Bush's haul would have been worth $1,099,286 in 2008, 5% larger than Obama's.
