Limbaugh: Republicans lost on Nov. 7 — but conservatism won. [View All]

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2638882&page=1

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Rush to Judgement

The granddaddy of the nationally syndicated talkers, Limbaugh is leading the way in striking a self-analytical tone. He says that until conservatives start examining what's wrong with themselves they're never going to fix their problems.

"When things go wrong, you must examine why. It would be foolish to assign blame to the voters and the media and the Democrats," he said.

Limbaugh maintains that Republicans lost on Nov. 7 — but that conservatism won. He points to a moderate-right field of Democratic candidates recruited by their liberal party leaders and implies a kind of bait-and-switch occurred.

However, he credits the other side for understanding that "conservatism properly applied will triumph nine times out of 10. … It just wasn't utilized in this election (by Republicans)."