"Operation Chaos’ Spurs Hillary to Mull Limbaugh as VP

(2008-05-08) — The success of radio talkshow host Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Operation Chaos‘ in helping Sen. Hillary Clinton edge out rival Barack Obama in the Indiana primary this week has spurred the former First Lady to move Mr. Limbaugh’s name to the top of the short list of potential running mates, according to sources.

Her campaign war chest running on empty, and trailing in the delegate count and popular vote, insiders said Sen. Clinton may be ready to take radical action to prove what she said when she announced her candidacy: “I’m in to win.”

Exit polling indicates that Mr. Limbaugh’s leadership in urging conservative Republicans to back Sen. Clinton may have been the decisive factor in her narrow Indiana victory, keeping her campaign alive to fight another day.

“Rush has demonstrated that he can deliver the votes in key swing states,” said an unnamed Clinton campaign staffer, “and the affection, some call it chemistry, between Rush and Hillary is undeniable. Pairing the two biggest political names of our generation would create an electoral juggernaut that would simply overwhelm John McCain in November.”

A spokesman for Mr. Limbaugh’s Excellence in Broadcasting (EIB) network declined to comment, citing “the sensitivity of ongoing negotiations.”