Posted on 03/11/2009 10:44:26 AM PDT by pissant
By nearly 2 to 1, Americans view Rush Limbaugh negatively, according to a new Democracy Corps poll that pours gas on an already divisive battle between the conservative talk show host's fans and those of moderate GOP boss Michael Steele. The Democratic poll, provided to Whispers, declares Rush a heavy weight on an already downtrodden GOP. "On virtually every question the great majority of the mainstream rejects Limbaugh's ideas and vision of the Republican Party," said the poll summary, printed below. Of course, many conservatives will question the poll, conducted by a group headed by Clintonites James Carville and Stan Greenberg.
But don't look for Steele to pick a new fight with Rush like the one that had him apologizing earlier this month. Insiders say that he plans to focus more on attacking the Obama budget and reorganizing the party HQ.
Here is the poll overview:
With a national debate raging over the place of radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh in the Republican Party, a new national survey from Democracy Corps and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner finds that Limbaugh weighs down heavily on an already weakened Republican Party—putting Republican leaders and their party's conservative base voters out of sync with not only Democrats and independents, but even the bloc of moderate Republicans. 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.
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Rush is a capitalist. What have the Republicans become?
Yup, I question the poll.
more dems view Rush negatively than positively? Who would have thought it...;)
Obviously the poll was voted on by a majority of democrats and liberals.
Well of course, let’s let the democrats define us.
more dems view Rush negatively than positively? Who would have thought it...;)
DUH!
Correct, Rush is trying to drag us back to conservatism.
The one founded by James Carville?
Un-biased and no dog in this fight, for sure...
ROFLMAO
Communists say capitalism sucks . . . nothing to see here.
The more they keep this up, the more obvious it will become that any move to alter and reduce talk radio is censorship.
Somebody call the roach exterminator...Carville is scuttling around again. He is like a bad smell.
“By nearly 2 to 1, Americans view Rush Limbaugh negatively, “
Or 1 out of every 3 view him positively. lol The MSM is so idiotically transparent.
Rush is the leader of Conservatives. Not the leader of Republicans!
Sheesh! wake up!
Democrats are worried about us? What sweethearts!
If Rush is indeed such a drag on the Republicans why is the Left trying to silence him?
MortMan poll: Obama is an anal orifice!
Classic fake news report, a complete fabrication.
Democrats are a drag on the Democratic Party.
Especially now with the raging debate over the left-wingnut bias in TV and print media.
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