Those media personalities are what passes for news now and some of them (such as Limbaugh) wield an incredible amount of influence over certain segments of the population. Making Limbaugh the official head of the GOP was a stroke of brilliance. For years, Republican politicians have used him to stir up the base and get their message out, while pretending he's a harmless entertainer. Now he's gotten nationwide exposure for the ugly, hateful bigot he is and Republicans are trapped. They dare not offend him (lest they have to publicly prostrate themselves for it) but being associated with him does not help them with moderates or independents.
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