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Major John Carpenter

9 months ago

in Bad news for McCain in Colorado Springs, Times blogger finds on The Colorado Independent
I'll see your New Life Church and it's 10,000 possible voters for Obama in Colorado Springs
and raise you the more than 10,000 military men and women and family at Peterson Air Force in Colorado Springs, the 4,000 cadets at the Air Force Academy, the 10,000 soldiers at Fort Carson,
and the 4,500 airmen at Schreiver Air Force Base.
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eluning It's doubtful the New Life congregation will tilt toward Obama. The point is, a longtime Republican bastion is withholding explicit support for the Republican nominee this year, and some prominent Republicans are fed up with McCain so are voting for Obama. That's happening all over the country, it shouldn't be surprising to see it happening in Colorado Springs.

As for the area's military presence, Obama leads McCain in donations from active-duty military and veterans groups are split in their support for the two. As in recent presidential elections, military votes tend to divide more evenly than you'd suspect.

You're right, Major Carpenter, McCain will doubtless carry El Paso County, but it doesn't look like he can count on the margins Bush had four and eight years ago.
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