I’ll bet you all thought that the race was between Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama. Well, enter Operation Chaos, and the power of Rush Limbaugh. Love him or hate him, pretty much everyone is now admitting that his antics have had an effect on the Democratic Primaries. The latest indication is found in the fact that Barak Obama (or at least his campaign) is crediting Rush with Hillary’s victory in Indiana.
In this story from Fox News, the Obama camp claimed that Clinton picked up about 7 points from the “Limbaugh effect.” Of course, Obama is trying desperately to spin that fact in his favor. He has tried to make it appear that he has a much better chance of beating McCain in the general election because his numbers are not inflated by these “crossover” votes. That may very well be the case, but in fact, the “Limbaugh Effect” is not good for either of the Democratic candidates. Clinton’s win in Indiana will certainly keep her in the race a while longer, making Obama spend his time, money and energy battling her, instead of being able to turn his attention to the general election and John McCain. I have noticed that “supporters” for Obama have already turned against McCain, trying to do the dirty work for Obama before he even gets into the general election.
It has been very humorous watching Limbaugh’s influence on the democratic primaries. For the most part, the candidates, and the general media have denied that “Operation Chaos” has had any real impact at all. They claim that there really aren’t Republicans crossing the party line to vote for Clinton just to keep the primaries going. However, we have seen poll workers from the democrats’ side of the aisle trying to intimidate voters from changing their registration and voting for a democrat in the primary. If the movement isn’t really having an impact, then why try to stop it from happening. Finally, today, we see Obama acknowledge the “Limbaugh Effect.” That gives more credence to the “operation” than anything else.
I don’t think that “Operation Chaos” will ever cause Hillary to be the nominee. However, I think it has certainly accomplished Limbaugh’s stated purpose–to extend the primary season for the democrats. Limbaugh has put forth the proposition that liberals were responsible for voting in the early Republican Primaries for the purpose of swinging the vote to a more liberal John McCain. I think he is probably right in that supposition. More on that in posts to come. It has been, however, fun to see the turmoil that the democratic party has been thrown into. Here is Rush’s assessment on the situation, from the Fox News article:
“I see the Obama campaign is saying Operation Chaos accounted for a 7-point bump for Hillary in Indiana. I think they are just jealous that I out-organized them,” Limbaugh told FOX News Tuesday night. “I am extremely proud of Operation Chaos volunteers. I never doubted they would triumph and it is a delight to see.”
I know that Hillary can’t acknowledge all of this, but I’m sure in the privacy of her own home, she silently thanks Limbaugh for all he has done to promote her run for the presidency. I wonder if she sees the handwriting on the wall yet?
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