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Frankly, it probably won't make much difference as DoD contractors tend to be more conservative. Obama isn't hurting his voting base.

The contractors themselves are conservative but many of the employees getting laid off are not.

Not to mention the local businesses in the area which will be hurt by decreased business when the laid off employees stop spending.

I'm working in San Diego. It's expensive to live on the economy. If I lose my coverage, I'll pack up immediately and head back to my home in Idaho. That will reduce the burn rate on my resources while I track down alternative work. That also immediately removes the extra drain of CA income tax. My company tracks hours in the zip code where I work them. My leave hours are always taken in Idaho. If I have work that I can knock out at the house in Idaho, those hours get tallied there as well. I have to file state income tax in two states. My project manager ends up filing in CA, NE and CO because of the places he has to be.