RUSH LIMBAUGH (HOST): Most of my life, and I'm sure most of yours, presidential elections have been largely determined by the state of the U.S. economy or the perceived state of the U.S. economy. And in 2008 -- I'm sorry, 2012 -- well, 2008 it did matter. That's right, in 2008, [Sen. John] McCain [(R-AZ)] was leading until the financial collapse, the reported financial collapse, happened, and then it was over. And in 2012, [George W.] Bush was still being blamed for the economy. Here we are in 2016, the last eight years have seen dramatic economic decline all across the board in this country. In addition, the last eight years have seen the heated debate over Obamacare, Obama signing it into law after having lied to the American people about fundamental aspects of it. You like your doctor? No problem, keep your doctor. You like your policy? No sweat, keep your policy. Not only that, your premiums are going to be coming down an average of $2,500 a year. None of that was true.
The unemployment rate is more like 23 percent. When you get into African American and minority unemployment, it's at 25 percent or 50 percent with teenagers. We have 94 million Americans not working. By all that's holy in American politics, the Democrats ought to be finished. They ought not even have a chance, using old traditional metrics. In the old days, when the economy was bad, the sitting president got blamed for it. His party was blamed for it, no matter what they did. It was almost insurmountable. By all rights, Obama and Hillary should be in the 30 percent range here, and Hillary ought not have a prayer.
