DEALERGATE SMOKING GUN: STATISTICAL PROOF THAT WHOEVER SELECTED DEALERSHIPS TO BE CLOSED LOOKED AT WHO OWNED THEM AND NOT JUST THE NUMBERS

Reliapundit at the Astute Bloggers (in fact, the most astutenest of the astute bloggers) is driven to echophilia by new discoveries on the "Dealergate" front:

I think this item - from JONAH at The Corner (who is skeptical of the political angle) - actually proves that SOMEBODY paid very VERY close attention to the identity of which Chrysler dealers would not be renewed; (weirdly, Jonah posted this from a reader as if it buttressed the skeptic's interpretation of events):

Of the 789 Chrysler dealers who were notified that their contracts will not be renewed, 38 are minority owned… 

At the end of April, there were 154 minority dealers in Chrysler’s 3,181 total U.S. dealer body network….

You’ll see that 4.8% of the auto dealerships closed were minority owned.

Total percentage of all Chrysler dealerships that are minority owned? 4.8%

THAT'S RIGHT: THE NUMBER OF MINORITY OWNED DEALERS CLOSED IS EXACTLY THE % MINORITY OWNED.

THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY BE AN ACCIDENT, OR RANDOM.

THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY BE AN ACCIDENT, OR RANDOM.

THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY BE AN ACCIDENT, OR RANDOM.

THIS PROVES THAT WHOEVER DECIDED WHICH DEALERSHIP WOULD GET CLOSED LOOKED AT WHO OWNED WHICH DEALERSHIP.

REPEAT: THIS PROVES THAT WHOEVER DECIDED WHICH DEALERSHIP WOULD GET CLOSED LOOKED AT WHO OWNED WHICH DEALERSHIP.

REPEAT: THIS PROVES THAT WHOEVER DECIDED WHICH DEALERSHIP WOULD GET CLOSED LOOKED AT WHO OWNED WHICH DEALERSHIP.

I would tend to agree.

I would tend to agree.

I would tend to agree.