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Limbaugh Effect Gives Hillary Indiana?
By Tommy ChristopherMay 7th 2008 3:44PM
Filed Under:eHillary Clinton, Democrats, Primaries, 2008 President
Dittoheads (a pet name Limbaugh uses for his fans) to vote for Hillary Clinton in open Democratic Primaries in order to prolong the party's nominating process. Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton sent this out last night via email: According to the latest exit polling data, 17% of voters in the Indiana primary today said they would vote for John McCain in a Clinton/McCain matchup.I checked it with a calculator and everything. On today's Obama campaign conference call, Senator John Kerry brought it up, too:
41% of that number is constituted by people who voted Clinton in the primary but also indicated they will vote for McCain in the general election.
That comes out to just under 7% of the primary electorate the number that may be attributed to a "Limbaugh Effect."
If it hadn't been for republicans taking democratic ballots, he likely would have won Indiana. Rush Limbaugh was tampering with the primary and the GOP has clearly delcared that they want Hillary Clinton as a candidate.With only a 2 point margin in Indiana, it makes sense for the Obama campaign to point this out, but it begs the question of whether or not they are legitimizing Limbaugh's tactic. I contacted both campaigns for this story, but, as yet, have not received a response.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 13)Vic4:35PMMay 7th 2008
Your completely stupid sblum, just like all Hillary supporters (proof is the votes that have already been cast).. The republicans want Hillary because there is a hatred for the Clintons that will mobilize the republican party and they will come out in force to vote against her...
Translation for morons like yourself.... McCain will easily beat her and beat her bad....
Crystal4:44PMMay 7th 2008
Vic4:35PMMay 7th 2008
Your completely stupid sblum, just like all Hillary supporters (proof is the votes that have already been cast).. The republicans want Hillary because there is a hatred for the Clintons that will mobilize the republican party and they will come out in force to vote against her...
Translation for morons like yourself.... McCain will easily beat her and beat her bad....
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And, just who in the hell are you to call anyone stupid or a moron just because they view their opinion?
vlg4:45PMMay 7th 2008
"Political courage is essential in a President. Clinton has demonstrated it. Obama has not."
Bottom line!
(Quote from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Crystal4:47PMMay 7th 2008
Limbaugh must be reading too many Koontz novels about chaos. I have never listened to his show, but have seen him in clips on the news. I just wonder how anyone could possibly follow this guy!
McGovern - LOSER. has no business telling anyONE to stand down.
Kerry - ANOTHER LOSER - Couldn't even beat a Bush and that's pretty bad!!
familee904:49PMMay 7th 2008
Kerry, you silver-spoon-in-the-mouth idiot. The Republinazi's want you to think that they want Clinton, but in reality they want Obama to be the nominee.
mafresources4:50PMMay 7th 2008
Unfortunately Clinton is the only Democrat standing in the way of the elite far-lefts attempt to take full control of the Democratic Party. Read More about the New American Disenfrachisement.
How did Barack Obama become the front-runner? With little Washington experience, no foreign policy experiece, no record of ever crossing party lines either in Washington or in Illinois, and consistently trailing Clinton for 2 years prior to the first primary.
Want to know who is behind Obama's sudden popularity?
You might be surprised!
Visit: http://politicallydrunk.blogspot.com
familee904:51PMMay 7th 2008
Kerry, you silver-spoon-in-the-mouth idiot. The Republinazi's want you to think that they want Clinton, but in reality they want Obama to be the nominee.
Crystal4:51PMMay 7th 2008
Limbaugh must be reading too many Koontz novels about chaos. I have never listened to his show, but have seen him in clips on the news. I just wonder how anyone could possibly follow this guy!
McGovern has no business telling anyONE to stand down.
Kerry - How credible is he that he couldn't even beat a Bush and that's pretty bad!!
Crystal4:55PMMay 7th 2008
mafresources4:50PMMay 7th 2008
Unfortunately Clinton is the only Democrat standing in the way of the elite far-lefts attempt to take full control of the Democratic Party. Read More about the New American Disenfrachisement.
How did Barack Obama become the front-runner? With little Washington experience, no foreign policy experiece, no record of ever crossing party lines either in Washington or in Illinois, and consistently trailing Clinton for 2 years prior to the first primary.
Want to know who is behind Obama's sudden popularity?
You might be surprised!
Visit: http://politicallydrunk.blogspot.com
~~~~~~~
Why don't you just tell us. It's so boring going to those sites.
Richard Naples4:55PMMay 7th 2008
My wealthy republican friends in Indianapolis are deathly afraid of a Clinton nomination. They said they voted Obama because they believe he is too liberal to win the conservative catholic votes in Indiana and the key swing states like Ohio. They also believe Obama will be easy pickings for the Republican spin machine. Let's see first there was Dukakis, then Gore, then Kerry. Obama spells another loss for my party.
Crystal4:57PMMay 7th 2008
Al Sharpton has been arrested for creating "chaos" in NYC
Diana5:02PMMay 7th 2008
Tommy.....astute analysis; yes, the Obama campaign is indeed inadvertently legitimizing Operation Chaos.
I agree with Richard Naples. Limpball's obvious tactic is to bloody-up Obama as much as possible for November. The GOP fears Hillary as an opponent much more than they do Obama....now the obvious solution for the Party is a Obama/Clinton ticket. Invincible!
Eakarach5:10PMMay 7th 2008
McGovern=Traiter. Hillary or McCain ony 08!
Katherine5:13PMMay 7th 2008
"but it begs the question of whether or not they are legitimizing Limbaugh's tactic."
That's precisely what they did. Rush will now have more "recruits."
And Rush isn't doing it because they want Hillary--the Obama camp is wrong on that. They are doing it to prolong the democratic primary season.
I'm really not that sure that there are so many that it would make a gigantic difference. Unless of course you want to say that there are tons of them, in which case, we are helping to push their movement.
Donna5:41PMMay 7th 2008
Yeah, Rush really has that affect on us Hoosiers.
Get a life, I don't care what Rush says, I don't listen to him only have heard about his antics, however, I voted for Clinton but will not vote for racist Obama. I would rather put up with 4 more years of Republicans than vote for him.
If it weren't for all of the uneducated blacks, Obama would not be in his position, period.
que sera sera5:50PMMay 7th 2008
Did not Mr Obama start Operation Chaos when he suggested
Republicans vote as Democrats for a day in Nevada?
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Que sera sera5:57PMMay 7th 2008
Did not Mr Obama start Operation Chaos when he suggested
Republicans vote as Democrats for a day in Nevada?
Que sera sera6:00PMMay 7th 2008
It seems like Mr. Obama started Operation Chaos in Nevada.
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sblum4:18PMMay 7th 2008
the republicans aren't dumb, if anything they voted obama knowing he will be an easy target in general,