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Limbaugh dismisses exit polls, says governors' races were all "about Obama"

November 04, 2009 12:35 pm ET

From the November 4 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously: Fox News' Hume acknowledges, "Barack Obama was not a central issue" in New Jersey gubernatorial race

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    • Author by DAWUSS (November 04, 2009 12:37 pm ET)
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      And if the Democrat Party won those races? Would Obama have been a factor then?
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      • Author by MidnightWriter (November 04, 2009 12:38 pm ET)
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        Naaaaah. Then it would have been all about Acorn.
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 04, 2009 1:17 pm ET)
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        And if the Democrat Party won those races? Would Obama have been a factor then?
        No, because that wouldn't happen. There's no such thing as the "Democrat Party."
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    • Author by bintx (November 04, 2009 12:41 pm ET)
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      The sad thing is that his idiot, low information followers will believe this jerk, 'cause, "he's a CONSERVATIVE." He's not and he's not intelligent, either.
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    • Author by Lord of Light (November 04, 2009 12:42 pm ET)
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      I wish Vegas had bookies on this stuff. Last night I thought: I'll bet Rush says "oh, duh, I don't believe the polls" ... sure enough.

      I wonder how they'll spin the defeat of a GOP pet issue in Maine and Washington.
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    • Author by Lord of Light (November 04, 2009 12:45 pm ET)
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      Oh, and I didn't realize what a terrific economy Bush left Obama until I listened to this clip. You must really think your listeners are stupid, ay Rush?
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      • Author by 3amnoise (November 04, 2009 12:55 pm ET)
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        Oh, he knows it. And he is right, they are VERY stupid. They'll eat this stuff up. Then we'll have dittoheads repeating large parts of the boss's rants...just like always. Ah yes, the endless cycle of stupidity.
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      • Author by shaggles (November 04, 2009 1:28 pm ET)
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        Of course he does. And it's one of the few things he's right about. ;)
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    • Author by mjh (November 04, 2009 12:53 pm ET)
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      Limbaugh dismisses exit polls, says governors' races were all "about Obama"


      Oh, Liiiiimpbaaaaalls . . .

      Dems WON two congressional seats (CA-10 and NY-23) . . . was that "all about Obama," too?

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    • Author by pilotshark (November 04, 2009 1:17 pm ET)
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      I wish any one of rushbuttboil s fans could come up with just one time rushbuttboil was even close to being right.

      you are about as wrong as any one person can be about every thing. I am knot sure if you have the critical thinking of a brain dead butterfly.
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    • Author by Sharpe (November 04, 2009 1:27 pm ET)
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      It has nothing to do with corzine being largely destroyed in the public opinion in the past couple of years and the collapse of the nJ economy. People in nJ vote for NJ politicians based on who is running and what the current state of NJ is. Not at all on who is in the white house. Chris Christie is the most moderate republican you can find. He is more moderate than numerous "democrats" in the senate. Id venture to guess that christie's policies will be rated more liberal than at least five and as many as 8 democrats in the senate before his first year is up. He is a republican that condones same sex marriages, will not attempt to repeal abortion in the state, is a strict enforcer of anti-gun control measures, prosecuted against government corruption, etc.

      That isnt even a republican these days - thats a blue dog. And this state was fed up with corzine. He was absolutely pummeled by the polls and for some of his most ridiculous policies after 2006. He was one of the richest people in the state most of it as CEO of goldman one of the biggest reasons for the financial meltdown on wall street. He had numerous fights with the assembly of his own party. He was constantly talking of raising tolls and taxes and cut a tremendous number of very popular social programs including gutting rutgers of entire subjects of study. I am just shocked it was so close.
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      • Author by all your eyes (November 04, 2009 1:44 pm ET)
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        To be fair, Goldman didn't begin to engage in its riskiest behavior until after Corzine was gone. Also, given NJ's budget constraints, and the drop-off in tax revenue, Corzine had little choice but to make unpopular decisions to cut services and raise taxes. Christie is going to have another thing coming if he thinks he can restore property tax rebates, cut the income tax, balance the budget, and not face a voter rebellion when they see the level of service cuts (or borrowing) that would require.
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    • Author by shaggles (November 04, 2009 1:36 pm ET)
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      It's still to early for this to be about Obama. As the right likes to point out he hasn't done that much yet. well they say he hasn't done anything yet but that's not true. If it were true how could this be about him? What would the voters be reacting to>
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      • Author by all your eyes (November 04, 2009 1:51 pm ET)
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        NJ voters gave Obama a 58% approval in exit polls, consistent with recent phone polling. As many people said their vote yesterday was in support of Obama as said they voted in an expression against Obama.

        Most people from NJ voted for the restoration of their property tax rebates, and a reduction in the income tax rate. Neither is probable, given the Democratic legislature and the stark realities of NJ's budget situation.

        I had thought NJ voters were smart enough to know that Corzine was making tough decisions, rooted in the reality of the situation, and Christie was promising the moon and the stars, knowing he can't deliver. But, to quote Imus in the Morning, there are a lot of fat, middle-aged white dudes who drive Ford Explorers in this state. You can't expect them to understand fiscal policy, but they are registered to vote...

        In the end, this probably only serves to delay by at least four more years the real fiscal reform NJ needs (most of which has to do with local municipal police budgets, which are bloated and corrupt to the point of being comical).
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