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The Limbaugh Brand
pollster.com - 1/30/2009
The Limbaugh Brand
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January 30, 2009 The Limbaugh Brand By Mark Blumenthal Do you think this week's back-and-forth between the Obama administration and Rush Limbaugh is an accident? Or did the Democrats welcome an opportunity to make the conservative talk radio host the symbol of opposition to Obama's stimulus ...
politico.com - 1/30/2009
Why Limbaugh is the new Bush
— politico.com — I've been hunting around for polling data to explain why Democrats are so eager to make Rush... Limbaugh the face of the Republican Party, and lo, Mark Blumenthal finds some . The numbers are pretty clear. When this poll was taken last fall, Rush ... (more) Why Limbaugh is the new Bush

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New Anti-Limbaugh Radio Attack Ad To Air Beginning Tomorrow
radioequalizer.blogspot.com - 1/30/2009
New Anti-Limbaugh Radio Attack Ad To Air Beginning Tomorrow
— radioequalizer.blogspot.com — STEPPING IT UP Dems Plan New Anti-Limbaugh Attack Ads *** UPDATED WITH EXCLUSIVE LIMBAUGH REACTION CLIP FROM... MARK LEVIN SHOW *** Apparently furious with the success of a newly-reunited conservative-GOP coalition against the reckless spending ... (more) New Anti-Limbaugh Radio Attack Ad To Air Beginning Tomorrow

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hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com - 1/30/2009
"I Hope He Fails" -- The Ad Sequel
— hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com — Americans United For Change is featuring Rush Limbaugh in new radio ads running on WTAM in Cleveland,... KXNT in Las Vegas, KKOH in Reno and KYW in Philly. Swing state nation! The goal, according to a spokesman for the progressive group, is to ... (more) "I Hope He Fails" -- The Ad Sequel

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Ben Smith's Blog:  Why Limbaugh is the new Bush

Balloon Juice:  Rush and them

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Why Limbaugh is the new Bush
Ben Smith's Blog — ... I've been hunting around for polling data to explain why Democrats are so eager to make Rush Limbaugh the face of the Republican Party, and lo, Mark Blumenthal finds some. ...

Rush and them
Balloon Juice — Via Mark Blumental (via Ben Smith), Democracy Corps has a favorability poll on Rush Limbaugh and other conservative luminaries: What that means is that even among the troglodytes who like Fox News, only about half like Rush Limabugh. Ouch. Blumenthal speculates about the new “Rush or Obama” ads: My guess is that some Democratic sponsored focus group conducted this week confirmed that voters in the middle perceive Rush Limbaugh as the antithesis to the Obama “bipartisanship ...

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