I think most are missing a key point.
When it come to the media
It is not FACTS of the augument that count ...
it is the SOUNDBITE
And Rush handed the media a gem
I remember cringing the moment he said it. I knew immediatly that it was a disaster ... no matter what was said later.
Rush should have known better
Ultimately the result of the stem cell question was MUCH MUCH closer than expected. Rush's ham handedness actually brought the people to actually think about what it was really about. Before Rush the measure was way ahead in the polls.