From: The Huffington Post
Several weeks ago, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh appeared to have inadvertently harmed West Virginia Senate candidate John Raese, when he noted that the two belonged to the same country club in Palm Beach.
Running for a Senate seat in Appalachia, the Raese campaign could hardly have been thrilled that one of the most widely disseminated talk show hosts in the nation had reminded listeners of his part-time Florida residency. More than that, the club to which Limbaugh appeared to be referring was the Everglades Club in Palm Beach, an elite hangout that, as of 2008, had never let in a black member.
Membership at Everglades doesn’t come without political costs. It was a major point of contention when Limbaugh was trying to purchase a stake of ownership in the St. Louis Rams’ NFL franchise. Joseph Kennedy quit the club when his son became president, as did Georgia GOP Senate candidate Guy Millner when he ran against Max Cleland in 1996.
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