Sensing the election slipping away from his preferred candidate, portly pundit Rush Limbaugh went on the offensive last week claiming voters should ignore 'bogus' swing-state polls that show President Barack Obama pulling far ahead of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Don't believe what you see or hear, Limbaugh thundered. Pollsters are simply 'oversampling' Democrats or are blatantly 'trying to get this election finished' before the debates even start with the hope of 'suppressing your vote and depressing you,' he said.
By the weekend Obama was ahead of Romney by double digits. The president is 9 points ahead in Florida, 10 points in Ohio and 12 points in Pennsylvania according to the latest Quinnipiac University, CBS News and The New York Times polls.
According to Politico, Limbaugh said you should not believe your eyes and ears.
'It’s not over! It hasn’t even really begun yet. I don’t want anybody thinking this is over. I don’t want anybody falling for this. I’ll analyze these polls and explain to you why they’re bogus,' the conservative pundit said on his program.
Limbaugh vowed that the polls were all a part of a Democratic strategy to lower Republicans' voter enthusiasm ahead of the debates, which begin tonight October 3, and to dampen GOP turnout ahead of the November 6 election.
'They’re trying to wrap this up before the debates even start because I think they’re worried about the debates,' Limbaugh said. 'I think they’re trying to get this election finished and in the can by suppressing your vote and depressing you so that you just don’t think there’s any reason to vote, that it’s hopeless. They want you making other plans.'
There is a massive psychological conspiracy being waged against Republicans by the media and the pollsters, Limbaugh suggested.
'They oversample Democrats by 7 percent in Florida, where Obama is up by nine points. They oversample Democrats by 11 points in Pennsylvania, where Obama is up 12. They oversample Democrats,' he said.
'There could be a lot of reasons for this. Voter suppression, voter depression, set up the possibility of allegations of voter fraud,' Limbaugh concluded.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.EphraimKibbey | Oct 04, 2012, 01:27 AM EDT
Now if the situation were reversed, well that would be a totally different story for Rushie to peddle.
seanomelb | Oct 03, 2012, 07:35 PM EDT
Poor old Rush in a constant state of denial
wjb1tex | Oct 03, 2012, 02:43 PM EDT
Is this journalism ? "portly pundit Rush Limbaugh"---- Is this an informed voter? " a pill-head, degenerate gambler"-------- Thank you Nicomax for adding a little intelligent comment.
Nicomax | Oct 03, 2012, 02:01 PM EDT
There is a significant difference between the polls in the so-called 'battleground' states versus the overall national polls. BHO is much more ahead in those states where most of the intense campaigning is going on, but just slightly ahead nationally. It seems that BHO's message, and possibly ground game, is more effective than Mitt's. In the rest of the country where little campaigning is being done people are just going on general impressions. That could change with the national debates.
joreilly | Oct 03, 2012, 12:24 PM EDT
O.M.G TO THINK THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY LISTEN TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS WHAT DO WE WANT ANOTHER 8 YRS OF REPUBLICAN POLICIES ???? THEY'VE RUINED THE MIDDL CLASS AND ARE OUT TO DESTROY US.WAKE UP AMERICA.
JohnGalt | Oct 03, 2012, 12:20 PM EDT
Why would any responsible voter care what "polls" indicate? Why would ANYONE listen to a pill-head, degenerate gambler, except for the same entertainment value as provided by the clowns in the circus?
Seanmor | Oct 03, 2012, 10:09 AM EDT
Limbaugh's claims remind me of this state's gubernatorial election in which Frank O'Connor ran against incumbent Rockafeller (1970?). The "New York Daily News" poll showd O'Connor with a comfortable lead a few days before the election and predicted victory for this candidate who was then NYC Council President. But the polls were wrong and Rockfeller was rreelected. In the curent presidential campaign the polls are very probably correct, and those of us who truly love this great nation (in whole military some of us have HONORABLY served) will have to endure 4 more years of hight unemployment and severe deficit spending.