USA Today’s Stimulus Fishing Expedition

The headline:

Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in ‘08

The lede:

WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars in federal aid delivered directly to the local level to help revive the economy have gone overwhelmingly to places that supported President Obama in last year’s presidential election.

The last graph:

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.

The whole thing:

Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in ‘08 – USATODAY.com.