So, did Rush Limbaugh effect the outcome of the democratic primaries on March 4th. Lets take a look at the numbers.
Texas
2,818,599 people voted in the Democratic primary.
Going by exit polls 22% of them self-identified as "conservative." Now, this doesn't necessarily represent the real number. People who are this devious are devious enough to lie on the exit polls. But, at least 22% of the electorate said they were conservative.
Of that 22%, 52% said they voted for Clinton. Let's think about this. How many conservatives do you know love the Clintons? I can't think of a single one. Every conservative I know absolutely loathes them.
Could this have effected the results?
22% of 2,818,599 is 620,091.78
52% of 620,091.78 is 322,447.73
Rounding that is 322,448 conservative votes for Clinton.
Clinton won Texas by 101,029 votes.
The conservative vote for Clinton in TX was more than double her margin of victory.
Ohio
Among the people who actually admitted it on the exit polls 14% of the electorate was conservative. Clinton and Obama both got 48% of that vote. Again, how many conservatives do you know who would vote for a Clinton?
2,186,831 people voted in the Democratic primary in Ohio.
14% of 2,186,831 is 306,156.34
48% of 306,156.34 is 146,955.04
Clinton won Ohio by 228,781.
The conservative vote in Ohio was about 80,000 less than her margin of victory in Ohio. So, while it may not have put her over, it allowed her to pull away.
It is certainly possible that this is just a coincidence and has nothing to do with Rush Limbaugh or Republican spoilers. I'll leave the interpretation up to the reader.