Only 12,000 Republicans have crossed over in N. Carolina (Limbaugh effect overrated)

[Alhena]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/04/03/854832.aspx

In a state as big as NC 12,000 is nothing, and you have to assume that a significant number of those are either Obama supporters or genuine Hillary supporters. I expect something like 4,000 true Limbaugh mischief-makers is a good estimate. They still have a week to register, but these aren't big numbers by any stretch of the imagination. No doubt Limbaugh will keep patting himself on the back though.

[dsc]

1. we have a wide open governor's race

so I doubt many will be playing around.

[book_worm]

2. believe it or not there actually might be some republicans who want to vote for either Obama or

Clinton because they actually prefer them to McCain.

[MidwestTransplant]

4. I think there are some people who legitimately want to have a say

about who the Dem candidate is since their vote is so significant at this point. Whoever the Dem, candidate is probably has a better than 50% chance of becoming president so they want to pick the one they can better live with.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Rush is irrelevant, but he doesn't know it.

He thinks the sun rises and sets over his fat, pasty ass.