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RUSH: I got three stories here, and I don\u2019t know what to think about it. I need your help.<\/p>\n

Let me give you the headlines of these three stories: “Ohio\u2019s Dirty Little Secret: Blue-Collar Democrats for Trump<\/a> — If Donald Trump wins the Republican Party nomination, his path to the White House will run through this working-class city with a knack for picking presidents. No Republican has ever won the White House without Ohio. And nowhere better reflects the challenges and opportunities Trump faces in his 2016 presidential quest than Canton, a once-booming industrial…”<\/p>\n

It\u2019s where the Pro Football Hall of Fame is, and they go on and talk about how there is already a shift that could end up being massive of Democrats for Trump. And then from CBS Pittsburgh: “46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats Become Republicans Due to Trump<\/a> — “Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats have switched to Republicans since the beginning of the year. According to Penn Live, some experts attribute the mass exodus to Donald Trump. There\u2019s even a title for the movement. It\u00c2\u2019s called ‘Ditch and Switch\u2019 and calls for lifelong Democrats to abandon the party, register Republican, and help ensure Trump\u00c2\u2019s place in the general election.”<\/p>\n


\nWhat does this sound like to you?<\/p>\n

Does this not sound like an Operation Chaos? Okay, so here\u2019s Ohio, here\u2019s Pennsylvania. But wait, we aren\u2019t through. “Meet Some of Chicago\u2019s Trump Democrats<\/a> — With early voting closing in Chicago in just two days, monitors note a surprising trend: Donald Trump showing some traction among Democrats. Just west of Midway Airport, in the bungalow belt dominated by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, some Democrats are defecting to The Donald. ‘Right here, I\u2019m a Donald Trump voter,\u2019 says retired city plumber Tom Izzo,” of the Plumbers Crack Union.<\/p>\n

“‘So many Americans are out of job, but we got all these illegals working here. Something\u2019s got to happen,\u2019 he says. Izzo represents a bit of a trend. In 2008, just 6% of Chicago primary voters selected Republican ballots. This year, it\u2019s up to 10%. And that\u2019s not far away from the 13% back in 1980, the year Ronald Reagan attracted so-called blue collar Reagan Democrats.” So let\u2019s see. What do we have here? We have massive shift Democrat to Republican Ohio attributed to Trump, 46,000 Democrats have reregistered Republican in Pennsylvania to the vote for Trump., and there\u2019s even a name for the movement called “Ditch and Switch.”<\/p>\n

In Chicago now we are being told that massive numbers of Democrats are switching to Republican to vote for Trump. Now, what\u2019s going on here? You think this is legit? Look at these three states: Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois. If it\u2019s happening in Chicago, it\u2019s happening throughout the state. Chicago is Illinois and vice versa. Rust Belt states, traditionally Democrat states other than Ohio, which is always up for grabs. Are we witnessing a massive Democrat-sponsored Operation Chaos, or is this for real? Well, hang on \u2019cause there\u2019s one more story here, and the source is this guy named Mook who runs the Hillary campaign.<\/p>\n


\nThis story\u2019s from the Washington Examiner from Paul Bedard. The headline, “Mook…” That\u2019s the last name of Hillary\u2019s campaign guy. “Mook Warns of Defeat in Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri, ‘Outspent, Outraised\u2019 by Bernie Sanders<\/a>.” (printer humming) That\u2019s my printer back there, as somebody thinks I should be saying something I haven\u2019t said yet. That\u2019s generally what happens. Let me see what it is… The printer here. Oh, it\u2019s a new sound bite from the Cookster. “Just happened on CNN: Rubio communications director says that Rubio supporters should vote Kasich in Ohio.” We\u2019ll get to that. That will be sound bite 34.<\/p>\n

Folks, we\u2019ve got more stuff here than I can possibly squeeze in, but I\u2019m gonna try here. Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner. “Hillary Clinton\u2019s campaign manager,” this guy Mook… What is his first name? Do they ever put his first name in the story? What is his…? Do you know his first name? (interruption) Robbie? Okay, Robbie Mook. “Hillary Clinton\u2019s campaign manager, citing Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 surprise victory in Michigan this week after outspending the Democratic front-runner, is warning supporters that it could happen again Tuesday in Ohio, Missouri and Illinois.<\/p>\n

“‘Bernie outraised us by $12 million in February, then outspent us on TV in Michigan,\u2019 which the Vermont senator won, Robby Mook emailed supporters. ‘With the additional money they raised this week, Bernie could outspend us in states like in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois,\u2019 he said in an ominous warning. Mook has reason to be concerned. A new scientific prediction of the race…” This is not a poll. This is one of these newfangled political scientist guys who factors in all kinds of things. Past history… Well, I\u2019m sorry. That\u2019s the only kind of history.<\/p>\n

He factors in history. He factors in demographics, economics, unemployment numbers, matches it against political performances, and comes up with a projection that is not based on polling data. “A new scientific prediction of the race, produced by the University of Virginia\u2019s Center for Politics, shows Clinton losing Illinois and Ohio by a hair. A [Crazy Bernie] win would be huge news and give him more momentum, though it would remain difficult for him to catch Clinton in delegates.” See, that\u2019s the thing.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter how many of these states Crazy Bernie wins. She\u2019s gonna get all the delegates, or a majority of \u2019em. But she\u2019s losing if this happens. She\u2019s being outraised. Now, is this real? How much this far is real? That\u2019s the question. Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania have massive Democrats reregistering Republican because of Trump. In Illinois, massive numbers of Democrats defecting Hillary for Crazy Bernie. Missouri and Ohio, the same thing.<\/p>\n


\n“Based on the race and region model,” according to this scientific projection, “we can predict that Hillary Clinton will win three states and Bernie Sanders will win two states on March 15.” Well, then what\u2019s the big deal here? The big deal is that Mook is out there saying, “No, no, no, no, no! We\u2019re on target to lose these by a hair. Now, in the Clinton campaign you have to factor in lying. You have to factor in psychological lying, trying to scare Hillary supporters in thinking that they\u2019ve gotta really donate. They\u2019ve gotta really show up \u2019cause Crazy Bernie is breathing down their necks and so forth.<\/p>\n

At any rate, it\u2019s a lot to sort out. It\u2019s a lot to determine. The reason, by the way, that I asked if this stuff going on — Democrats switching to Trump, Republican, Operation Chaos — is not ego related. Folks, they were so… The Democrats, in 2008, were so disoriented and discombobulated by Operation Chaos. There were a couple of movies in which it was featured as something that almost did them in. Ides of March movie was one of them with George Clooney and it was actually a movie in three parts, and the first third of the movie was about the panic related to Operation Chaos.<\/p>\n

They genuinely were frightened of it. So it\u2019s not out of the realm. They can be running their own stealth version of Operation Chaos. (interruption) Well, you\u2019re frowning in there. You think it\u2019s too big for this to be that? (interruption) What you me…? (interruption) Oh, come on! News get out? What news? Who would find this and report it? All Mook and these guys have to do is keep it on the QT, tell the reporter buddies keep it on the QT. (interruption) I see your point. It\u2019s too big. There are too many people switching to keep this secret if it\u2019s an organized effort.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s still, who are we talking about? Anyway, Ashleigh Banfield… (interruption) What do you mean, “There aren\u2019t any Rush Limbaughs on the left”? The whole… (interruption) It doesn\u2019t matter. They already have the blueprint for it. I already gave \u2019em that. (interruption) What do you mean…? They don\u2019t need anybody to come up with the idea. That\u2019s already been done. (interruption) Oh, they…? (interruption) What do you mean, no Rush Limbaugh…? (interruption)<\/p>\n

You\u2019re thinking they got no talk radio host to implement it. They own every one of these party organizations. They could implement this at the state level in a clandestine stealth way in ways nobody would ever hear about. You don\u2019t need to do it on the root. You don\u2019t need to do it the media.<\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: Back to this massive switch of voters in Pennsylvania, Ditch and Switch is the name of this so-called organic movement of so-called — so far it\u2019s 46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats registering as Republicans. There\u2019s a name for the movement. It\u2019s called Ditch and Switch. And of course, I ask the question: “Is this real?”<\/p>\n

Is this an honest? Is this a stealth Democrat Operation Chaos, or is it genuine? ‘Cause it\u2019s happening in Pennsylvania, it\u2019s happening in Ohio, it\u2019s happening in Illinois. And, of course, it\u2019s happening elsewhere. But these people are now actually counting it and categorizing it. Everybody knows that Trump is attracting white working class Democrats, independents, moderates, and so forth. Well, it turns out those two black babes that do the funny videos for Trump… Diamond and Silk<\/a> are their names?<\/p>\n