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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (102696)	2/1/2009 11:12:20 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 541933

Rush Limbaugh reach only about 20 million listeners. That probably represent a fraction of the base. I mean some of them do work and have other things to do. The base represents no more than 30 to 40 percent of the electorate. Just under 130 million votes were counted in the last election. Rush reaches maybe 15-20% of them. He is not even listened to by a majority of Republican voters. The really funny part is that his national negative poll numbers are higher than Hillary's, after decades of him ranting about her.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (102696)	2/1/2009 12:18:04 PM
From: Asymmetric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541933

What I see happening now, is a real competition - in the workplaces, in the churches, out in the public for the hearts and minds of Americans. There's an enormous stake up for grabs. What's interesting is that a lot of the same phrases are getting thrown out there - "Government IS the problem.", "They want to spend YOUR tax dollars."..."It's the UNIONS that have driven the auto industry onto their knees."..."That's why I don't read the New York Times (or the Los Angeles Times, or substitute your own), their coverage is SO slanted." And once you get pulled over to "their side", they act like a bunch of cultists to keep you there. The RW was stunned for a while after the election, but they seem to be in the process of regrouping. - A. >>What the RW have going for them is passion, sound bites, and organization. Talk radio is almost exclusively RW as are "think tanks". >>Those undecided do not have to be for anything. They just have to be angry and guess who is there with thier little soothing sound bites.