Regarding Rushbo smack-down: If you haven't seen the clip - watch it first.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/30116334#30116334Observations - notice the face rubbing, and the thumb twitching by Rushbo while the caller is talking. Rushbo's body language indicates he seems to be in a quandry/disturbed by the caller, perhaps pissed that this caller got through.
rushbo's response:
-- he accuses the caller of being brainwashed
-- he says Obama is president because of stupid ignorant people
-- then he berates the caller as "being no kind of republican" - the kind that "our last candidate" attracted...
so according to rushbo - if you voted for Obama or McCain you are stupid, ignorant, brainwashed and not a "real republican".
2008 election results: Obama 53% of vote, McCain 46% of vote. Does that mean the remaining 1% are the only true Repubs? probably less than 1% if you factor in political leanings of the 3rd party candidates.
For the sake of argument - assume 1% voted according to the dictates of rushbo, in that perspective - rushbo and his ditto heads didn't impact the election at all.