Laura Ingraham: Rush Limbaugh Was the Original Deplorable; It Would’ve Been Hard for Trump To Win Without Him

‘When the Republican Party lost its way, Rush helped it get back on track’

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INGRAHAM: "In a sense, he was the original deplorable. He was a force of nature, ridiculed by the elites in Washington and also, of course, all of them in the Acela Corridor to New York, but he was loved by the people who make America work. With his intellect, with his insight, with good sheer determination, Rush paved the way for the rest of us who hoped to somehow follow in his footsteps. Of course, we tried, but there was only Rush Limbaugh, that was ridiculous to even try. But when talk radio was written off, Rush saved it. When the Republican Party lost its way, Rush helped it get back on track. In 1992, when Bill Clinton defeated Bush, Republicans were divided and forlorn, and as Mary Matalin put it, all we had to hold us together was Rush Limbaugh. When old establishment Republicans rejected Donald Trump, Rush dug in to support him and the America First agenda. He realized the conservative movement had to shake off globalism and open borders in order to attract working-class voters. It’s hard to see how Trump would’ve won in 2016 without Rush Limbaugh support."

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