Well, surprise, surprise…far be it from me to evangelize in a car piece, but it may not exactly be a surprise to anyone that eight of the top ten states to benefit from the US Government’s Cash for Clunkers program voted for Barack Obama back in 2008.  Even more interestingly, seven of the bottom ten voted for John McCain! The larger breakdown went down like this:  the twenty eight states Obama won in 2008 requested just over two billion in rebates.  Meanwhile, the states that voted for McCain have requested three quarters of a billion dollars in rebates. It’s almost a three to one difference! Possible causes?  Well, there are more blue states, for one.  And there are more people IN those states, for the most part.  So that’s at least one possibility.  Some have suggested a note of concern for the environment , but others have said it was a matter of sheer desperation.  In fact, in some places, dealers were matching the clunker rebate with their OWN rebate.  It was possible to get nine grand knocked off the price of a car, and with deals like that, anyone even vaguely thinking about a new car is going to strike while that particular iron is hot. And that particular iron, ladies and gentlemen, practically burned through the table it was resting on. Related Posts 200+ New York dealers withdraw from Cash for Clunkers program GM to advance Cash for Clunkers payments to dealers Mazda Prepping for Cash for Clunkers Customers Cars.com Announces Webinar for Car Dealers to Generate More Car Sales German thiefs stealing traded-in clunkers No tags for this post. Related posts No related posts. More: Blue State Car Dealers Come Out Ahead With Clunkers

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Blue State Car Dealers Come Out Ahead With Clunkers