Poll: Rush Limbaugh could galvanize Dems, alienate independents

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Poll: Limbaugh Could Galvanize Dems, Alienate Independents

By Eric Kleefeld - February 6, 2009, 12:16PM

A new Gallup poll explains why Democrats are now so eager to connect the anti-stimulus bill Republicans to Rush Limbaugh, and to set up Rush as the new Leader of the Opposition: Independents hate him, he can galvanize Democrats...and Republican voters actually do like him.

Limbaugh's favorable-unfavorable numbers among Republicans stand at 60%-23%. Among independents, though, he's at just 25%-45%. And Democrats definitely have it in for him at 6%-63%. Multiplying out the partisan subsets in this poll, we get an overall top-line result of 28% favorability for Limbaugh across the country, compared to 45% unfavorable.

So if Limbaugh does become a national issue, the data shows he could be a net plus for the Dems -- though the obvious caveat exists that swing voters could have more important things to worry about than some radio loudmouth.

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[visitor42]

Limbaugh's favorable-unfavorable numbers among Republicans stand at 60%-23%. Among independents, though, he's at just 25%-45%. And Democrats definitely have it in for him at 6%-63%

I knew Dems couldn't stand Rush (and with good reason), but I didn't know how detested he was among Independents.

[Quazar]

^^Well he's totally detested by this Independent.

[WhoAmI]

^^Ditto.

[MohandasKGanja]

He is an unmitigated a-hole.