Originally Posted by dc_dux

Actually, I think the precedent was the Republicans in the '80 Democratic primaries.....crossing over to vote for Carter over Ted Kennedy.

As much as they loved raising the`Chappaquiddick flag, they feared Kennedy as an opponent for Reagan far more than they feared the weak incumbent Carter.

But we cant blame Rush for that.

BTW, the 1980s was the same time the Republicans signed a consent decree to stop using voter caging to suppress minority voters (if you dont know about voter caging, this video explains it):

Yet that hasnt stopped them from using this tactic in 2000 and 2004. Its not unreasonable to expect the Republicans to try it again in 2008. The national RNC just acts in the background to remove itself from direct accountability.