4 Republican Candidates who served in the military

[aknappjr]

1. Ron Paul (Flight Surgeon) - who wants to go after Osama but get our troops out of policing Iraq.
2. John McCain - rumor is he may drop out soon (wonkette.com)
3. Jim Gilmore - the LEAST likely candidate of the 10
4. Tommy Thompson - a very unlikely candidate

Of the Democrats, only Chris Dodd served.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/06/25/military_experience_rare_among_08_candidates/

[STA654]

It didn't seem to help Kerry or Gore...

Also, I strongly doubt McCain will drop out before the primaries begin, he will just spend way less than he planned to.

[austinphish]

It didn't seem to help Kerry or Gore...

Just because he didn't win, doesn't mean that his service didn't help him. He may not have even gotten the nomination w/o his military service.

[Nathan Hale]

It's very likely that every GOP candidate on your list, with the exception of Paul, will be out of the race when the results come in from Ames.

McCain - McCain might remain, but he's not going to rise to prominence again in this race (Perhaps Paul should offer to debate him 1 vs 1 in front of a crowd, his campaign might accept).

Thompson - Thompson said that he needs to win Ames or he's out. As he won't win Ames, it'll be his Little Bighorn.

Gilmore - His eye surgery proves a good opportunity to gracefully exit. He'll likely use the opportunity within a month (or just after Ames) as he probably has his good eye on an eventual seat in the Senate.