The Auto Bailout Didn’t Decide Ohio ("historic black turnout " did)

TNR ^ | Nate Cohn

[RC one]

The majority of those votes appear to be from heavily democratic precincts. If it was a game changer, I can’t help but think that Romney would have run with it.

[wastoute]

It is curious that people on te ground in Ohio said that the voting taking place at those locations was down but the numbers indicate that voting was taking place at historically high levels. How does that happen? Only one way I can think...

[ballplayer]

You mean Tax payer dollars in the form of a Billion to Acorn,therefore to the Black Community,from the Stimulus Program to elect the Marxist. There fixed it

[circlecity]

Historic black turnout = massive voter fraud.

[Third Person]

It’s not voter fraud.... it’s affirmative action voting!

[Mike Darancette]

Your reward is a cut in food stamp money.

[a fool in paradise]

The question is would Obama have done worse without the auto bailout and attack ads? It seems to me that the answer is yes. In other words, without those ads, he would’ve lost Ohio, minority turnout notwithstanding.

He would've lost the welfare minority vote as well if news of the reduction of their payments by the Fed wasn't suppressed for one week.

Ohioans’ Food Stamp Aid to be Reduced (Monday, November 12, 2012)

Because of the way the federal government calculates utility expenses for people receiving the benefit, a mild winter nationwide last year, and a lower price for natural gas, many families could experience a significant cut in aid, those familiar with the program say.

Recipients should get a letter from the state Department of Job and Family Services this month explaining the change, said Ben Johnson, a spokesman for the agency.

Also this story was delayed...

Foodstamps Surge By Most In One Year To New All Time Record, In Delayed Release (Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2012)