So who now takes the place of Rush Limbaugh as the media ringmaster of the right? About 15 million people a week tuned in for his daily three-hour program. But Mr. Limbaugh’s monopoly on outrage was fractured by a thousand rivals. Fox News, which Sean Hannity acknowledged on Wednesday would likely not exist without Mr. Limbaugh paving the way, became hugely influential in mainstream Republican politics. Younger MAGA devotees are more likely to download popular podcasts from Ben Shapiro and Dan Bongino than try to catch Mr. Limbaugh’s live broadcasts on a radio at lunch break.

Source: New York Times February 20, 2021 09:56 UTC