They may tune in every once in awhile for an hour or so or listen to sound bites of his show played by the MSM but have no clue about his steadfast conservative principles.
I used to find Rush a little too “over-the-top” for my taste even though I found myself agreeing with his point-of-view WAY more often than not, it’s not often that I listen to him even nowadays though.
However, if one reads even one book of his, they will understand him, and his on-air style completely. It seems that those who vilify Rush are scared of his ability to capture “our side” of the arguments versus liberal policies and put it in terms that are VERY easy to understand, and get people excited. Rush’s opponents see this as a threat because, well, they should. He stands between them and their ability to transform the U.S. into a Communist nation ala Chavez. The liberals can’t be so bold as Chavez, so instead they must attack people (like the media) in the public discourse, and they seek to nullify his effects this way vs. removing him in some other way. He’s also too well-known to “dispatch” as some leaders in history have done to vocal opponents.
This really has no so much to do with Rush, but rather as a means to demoralize US (conservatives). It’s what they (Socialists/Communists/Democrats) did with Bush, and it is what they are doing with Rush now.
What’s very disturbing is that it does seem that there are those within the GOP, and those who claim to be Conservatives that really aren’t and it seems they control the Republican Party. It’s as if there are two parties in Washington, but it’s not as it appears to be - split down “R & D” lines.