In Limbaugh’s world, there are white hats and black hats, good guys and bad guys, and he is on the side of the conservative good guys. Conservative talk radio exploded. The new conservative world Limbaugh spawned has been decidedly more confrontational and dogmatic. Conservatives can only win by building coalitions, and that means appealing to people who don’t listen to conservative talk radio or watch Fox News every night. Conservatives owe Limbaugh a debt of gratitude for breaking down the walls that had kept them fenced off from the mass media.

Source: Washington Post February 04, 2020 19:52 UTC