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I don’t doubt that this “controversy” has been good for his ratings, but I was interested in the stats from Nielsen or whomever.
Rarely does an entertainer admit to being less popular. And Rush is an entertainer, so on this point, I will act like an advertiser and not take his word for it.
Based on the dynamics of these things, my guess is that he will get a 10% ratings boost.
Based on the fact that the Dems had to know this too, the chance is that this was really a just a deflection from the Betray Us issue on which they were forced to retreat to the dismay of MorOn.com.
It is actually quite a clever thing. Attacking a right-wing entertainer is nearly the same red meat as attacking the good General for the wacko-left. Since most Americans won’t really bother to pay attention, it only serves to upset people who wouldn’t vote for Dims anyway and is a bit of a bone thrown to the ones who want to take things away from you for the good of society.