http://kirkcaraway.com/08/05/2008/rush_limbaugh_wins_indiana_for_hillary_clinton Comments for "Rush Limbaugh wins Indiana for Hillary Clinton" en http://kirkcaraway.com/08/05/2008/rush_limbaugh_wins_indiana_for_hillary_clinton#comment-633 <p>I don't doubt he had an effect, but he also did some other things. Many conservatives saw the ploy as rather distastefully and didn't like the muddied waters that Limbaugh created. Also, since Obama is clearly going to be the winner, and Rush had announced that "He's rather run against Clinton", he has defined that he actually lost in his attempt to get what he wants.<br /> When you act so badly that even the hard core Conservatives speak up, you went overboard.<br /> <a href="http://zekesaysso.blogspot.com/">ZekeSaysSo.com</a></p> Fri, 09 May 2008 09:30:16 -0700 Zeke comment 633 at http://kirkcaraway.com http://kirkcaraway.com/08/05/2008/rush_limbaugh_wins_indiana_for_hillary_clinton Sen. Hillary Clinton won Indiana by a mere two points. <a href="http://www.newser.com/story/26901.html?rss=y">But it looks like Rush Limbaugh was responsible for all of that margin, and then some:</a> <blockquote>It’s possible that Operation Chaos may have had an effect: 5.4% of the 1.27 million voters in Indiana's primary were registered Republicans who voted for Clinton, and 60% of those told exit pollers that they would vote for McCain over Clinton (by contrast, most Obama Republicans say they would vote for him over Mac). Assuming that 60% were Limbaugh's minions, that's 41,000 votes for Clinton—in a contest where she won by only 18,000.</blockquote> http://kirkcaraway.com/08/05/2008/rush_limbaugh_wins_indiana_for_hillary_clinton#comments Hillary Clinton Thu, 08 May 2008 16:31:08 -0700 kc 662 at http://kirkcaraway.com