Majority of Voters View Limbaugh Negatively, 45 Percent "Very, Very Negatively": Study

[a kennedy]

Sam Stein

The Democracy Corps released results of a public survey on Wednesday that underscores just how astute a political strategy it is for Democrats to tie the Republican Party to Rush Limbaugh.

According to the Democratic polling firm, voters view the conservative talk show host "negatively by a two-to-one ratio (53 to 26 percent), with nearly half the country, 45 percent, viewing him very, very negatively. Among independents, the ratio rises to three-to-one."

In short, Limbaugh is toxic for the GOP brand. But the findings only get worse from there. "By a nearly two-to-one ratio (57 to 32 percent) a majority of voters -- and independents -- say Limbaugh does not "share their values," but Republicans are in a different world where, by two-to-one, they believe he shares them."

The study's authors summarize their findings as such:

"On virtually every question the great majority of the mainstream rejects Limbaugh's ideas and vision of the Republican Party, which severely constrains Republican elected leaders. It does not help that some of the key voters in the 2006 and 2008 elections, like younger voters, are particularly uncomfortable with Limbaugh's politics. Conservative Republican voters, however, embrace Limbaugh, giving him a very high favorability rating; they say he shares their values and urge Republican leaders to defend him when he is criticizing President Obama."

full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/11/majority-of-voters-view-l_n_173907.html

[polichick]

1. Limbaugh has always been an ignorant blowhard - nice to see people finally waking up.

[theoldman]

2. Over the years I have not noticed any Republicans change their mind.

Most Republicans that support Rush are uneducated. They were dumb 10 years ago and they will be dumb 10 years from now. Don't expect anything to change especially as long as Obama is president.

[EFerrari]

3. The Republican ideology has become so extreme, they're not only

out of power, they're way out of the mainstream. People are sick of their negativity and their hatred and their fake piety and flag waving. And their base buys every bit of their cr@p. I don't see how they can build a coalition any time soon except one issue at a time. Who wants to collaborate with the Moran family? They're repulsive.

[LoZoccolo]

4. Which is why it is genius that Obama has been addressing him.

It makes it look like Limbaugh is the de-facto leader of the Republican Party, and a lot of people don't like what he has to say.

Some people on here get upset when the real obnoxious Republican figures get air time, but I don't think there's any need to. Let it backfire. Let them embarass themselves.

[sofa king]

7. Yep. President O knows his game.

I am reminded of the Declaration of Independence, which was squarely aimed at the Tory Party in Britain, but which was addressed to the already-going-cuckoo George III.

[Rebel Scum]

5. He's perfect to run the GOP then...

Good news for Dems, lol.

[BlooInBloo]

6. And Newt is seizing this opportunity to be "Good Cop" to Limbaugh's "Bad Cop".