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Nitrogenica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:00 PM Original message |
The Limbaugh Effect on Clinton’s Texas Win |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. They fear Obama. Hillary is so deluded to think she can win the GE. |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I think it wasn't fear of Obama so much as a strategy to prolong primary. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. repugs hate the clintons and especially hate hillary. every male, every female |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. FWIW, Randall County went 83%-16% for Bush in 2004. This yr 48% Huckabee/46% Mccain |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. they really really do not like mccain. we had areas where no one voted mccain |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. I believe that. I'll be very curious to see R turnout in GE near you. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. they fear Hillary - the GOP - not Rush - sent emails saying vote for Obama and printed signs saying |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. well... i live amongst them and have not heard a thing. but i know a lot of repugs high up in the |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Some Rs I knew were conflicted. Deeply ingrained dislike of Clintons vs growing dislike of Obama |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. you may be right. we had some important races republicans were running for i wanted to vote |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm sure that Rush helped out a great deal so that Hillary |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Too bad for hilary's jomemtum they didn't go to |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. 70 People just offered that they were "Rush Limbaugh voters". I'm skeptical |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Thom Hartmann was at Fox studios the day after the vote |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. And even more did for Obama..state after state after state. Hillary is the Democrats choice. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Obama is the choice of independents and these have been far more influential so far. |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Not as importrant as the true choice of the democrats. Don't mean Obama will get Indep in GE. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:20 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Sorry I just disagree. Just because someone is registered democrat |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. The premise is that they're trying to throw the race to HIllary. Doesn't really fly then though. |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. I think they're trying to damage the party all together along with our candidates..... |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I believe you are right. More reasonable voices like yours here will help though. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 11:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
54. Over 800 in just minutes! |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. I saw one at the polls. She admitted to the poll workers that she was voting for Clinton to mess |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. I'm surprised you were so civil.... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. what are you suppose to do, beat them up. too many. plus i am a girlie girl. n.t |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
41. First time in my life that I was sorely tempted to call a woman the 'c' word. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. eeeew. i am glad you held back. made you a better man for it. n.t |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. I am too. I was just so angry that she was doing that. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #20 |
40. I didn't see it happen personally... |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Yea, I was voting in Cincinnati. |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:48 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. Well, I did, as an election worker in Dayton. |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I'm on my way over! |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Check out MeDeMax's "hope" post. n/t |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 11:39 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. Yea, I expected that I wasn't the only one. n/t |
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Kukesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
55. Good for you! I HAD to keep my mouth shut. n/t |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. our republicans are not shy. they do not feel guilt for this and most all are repugs |
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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Thanks. Good story. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wow. Rec'd. Very scary how powerful Limbaugh is, and how |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. So if that is true...why didn't she win the caucus too? nt |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Because the nefarious republicans |
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Fresh_Start (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. more obvious than announcing themselves to the official at the polling place? |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Not all did that. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. husband and i went to both. we think that it is easy enough voting in day. 7:30 at night, |
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ctaylors6 (362 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:26 PM Response to Reply #7 |
29. She's winning the caucus in the county discussed in OP: 59%/41% for Hillary with 50% reporting |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. well, you have wt university there with a whole lot of the young republicans.... i bet |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. Obama had the higher Republican turnout! How misleading this is. |
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Levgreee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. "for instance, Republicans broke 72%-28% for Obama." Wrong, it was 49-47, Obama Clinton |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. That is a quote from the link provided by the op. |
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Levgreee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Oh, i misread. But do you see how Clinton jumped from 27% to 46%?Your quote shows that Texas Repubs |
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kikiek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. The total Republican vote was 9 pct between Obama and HIllary and he got more it says. |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 11:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
56. Thanks. I was looking for those numbers. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. i am 17 mi from canyon. saw it here too. like i have said in past. i have seen 3 bumperstickers |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yep - anything to win! That's the kind of politics both HRC supporters & Limbaugh dittoheads can get |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. Let's see if PigMan owns up to a defeat, if the GOP loses the GE |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
33. Ohio, too |
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Abacus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
57. I doubt the supers will let this go too far... |
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VolcanoJen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-08-08 01:16 AM Response to Reply #57 |
58. We need to recognize it, and soon. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-07-08 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
52. And they're chomping at the bit to do the same in Florida. |
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