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Old 07-10-2009
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Originally Posted by ssneade View Post
ok , i'll stick with the facts..

The imbalance didn't start with the stimulus. From 2005 through 2007, the counties that later voted for Obama collected about 50% more government aid than those that supported McCain, according to spending reports from the U.S. Census Bureau. USA TODAY's review did not include Alaska, which does not report its election results by county.

howzat change workin' out for ya?
Those are interesting stats. I think that they actually show that nothing has changed. Democratic counties seem to be able to get more money than Republican counties, regardless of who is in office. I would speculate on why that that is so, but I would rather hear from those in the middle of things.

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