Believe what you like. Nevertheless, Obama's a politician who, for all his faults, has plenty of experience in actual head-to-head debate.
Rush Limbaugh can't compete at that level -- he's an entertainer who never has to yield the floor to anybody.
If they ever went through with a debate (which they won't), my money would be on Obama -- not only to win the debate itself, but also to win the media coverage afterwards.
Rush debates people including seminar callers daily on his show. He’s articulate and knows conservative ideals and principles like no other. You put your money on Obama. You’ll lose on the debate issue but maybe win on the media coverage (naturally). But the audience (which will be huge) will know.
But then again, this is all conversation. It will never happen. The Obama camp has already started to back away. They can’t afford this exposure. Rush has cornered them. they never thought it would come to a head like this. Now is when the fun begins.