For decades, American liberals have been waiting for a presidential election without the red-cast shadow of Rush Limbaugh. Between 1984 and 2021, the megawatt talk-radio star hosted the most popular program in the country. An estimated 15.5 million people tuned in to The Rush Limbaugh Show every day to listen to him parrot a comprehensive list of Republican talking points, and many of them internalized his uniquely cranky brand of conservatism. With his thumb finally off the scale following his