SNAP recipients doubled in 254 counties from 2007 to 2011, Romney won in 213 of them

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-14/food-stamp-cut-backed-by-republicans-with-voters-on-rolls.html

As the U.S. economy recovers from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the explosive growth of food stamps remains a lingering legacy. And now the program comes with an irony, as the Republicans seeking to cut it also represent vast numbers of recipients.

Among the 254 counties where food stamp recipients doubled between 2007 and 2011, Republican Mitt Romney won 213 of them in last year’s presidential election, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by Bloomberg. Kentucky’s Owsley County, which backed Romney with 81 percent of its vote, has the largest proportion of food stamp recipients among those that he carried.

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More than half of the Owsley County’s population -- 52 percent -- received food stamps in 2011, the most recent yearly number available. The county, which in 2012 was 97.6 percent non-Hispanic white and had 4,722 residents, had a median household income of $19,344, well below the Kentucky median of $42,248 and the $52,762 figure nationally, U.S. census data shows. Roughly four in 10 residents live below the poverty line.

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1. That's what happens among a brainwashed populace

remember, not everyone has to be brainwashed, just a large percentage of the most vocal people.

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2. Brainwashed? Or, voter suppressed? nt

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3. A pinch of this plus a dash of that. nt

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4. Probably a large percentage also needs ACA but thinks because they have been told it needs to be

repealed. Kentucky, huh, guess McConnell and Paul does not know this is happening in their state, might also be a part of funds received which Christie was talking about.

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6. Kentucky has a Dem governor who is building a state exchange and expanded medicaid

And Dems have a fighting chance at picking up McConnell's senate seat due to his unpopularity within his own party.

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7. This is great news, I too would love to see Democrats elected in Texas, we have our

Share of crazy here. It makes me sick to see many GOP's speaking about our poor and all the time they are trying to get more money in the pockets of the much higher income folks. Good luck on your state election.

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5. I know, it's true here in East TN. Hard to understand except for the "religion thing"

Very conservative, fundamentalist mentality here. They vote "anti-abortion" even though it will mean more abortions because of lack of sex education and unaffordable birth control.

They vote for those who will shift their earnings to the top 1%, provide them with only occasional part-time jobs with no benefits, reduce Food Stamps and prevent them from getting affordable health care, etc.

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8. For the life of me I do not understand why so many in dire need continue to vote for GOP's, it sure

Is not in their best interest to do so. I have family members doing the same, the candidate only needs to say they are against abortion and they get the vote. It does nit seem to register the GOP wants to force births but does not want to contribute any money to food or shelter of the same babies they force the mothers to have. No abortion for the unborn but let them starve without shelter.