Did Rush Limbaugh Tilt Result In Indiana?

Washington Post by Alec MacGillis, Peter Slevin | May. 8, 2008 (Special Report)
Conservative Host Urged 'Chaos' Votes

In Indiana, 10 percent of Democratic primary voters described themselves as Republicans, a higher rate than in any state but Mississippi, and they went for Clinton by eight percentage points, according to exit polls....

A slight majority of Republicans who voted for Clinton in Indiana told pollsters that she does not share their values, raising further questions about why they supported her. Full Story »

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Dan Kennedy
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 by Dan Kennedy - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a very detailed look at whether Rush Limbaugh's "Operation Chaos" may have harmed Barack Obama in the North Carolina and Indiana primaries. Limbaugh had been urging his listeners to vote for Hillary Clinton in order to prolong the Democrats' agony. Though factually solid, the story falls apart by failing to make a critical connection. It may be true, as political scientist Edward Carmines says, that "Operation Chaos" wasn't "a major factor." But Clinton's margin over Obama in Indiana was so small that Limbaugh's shenanigan's may well have been decisive.

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