Sunday, April 8, 2012

A 'Soft' Conservative Alternative To Rush?

Mike Huckabee Takes Aim At Rush Limbaugh -- Politico

Rush Limbaugh, the longstanding undisputed king of conservative talk radio who’s been dogged by controversy recently, is about to face some more heat. Not from the left, but this time from the right.

On Monday, former Arkansas governor and one-time Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will launch a three-hour radio program on almost 200 stations across the country, going voice-to-voice with Limbaugh in the noon-to-3 p.m. time slot, Monday through Friday.

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My Comment: I have my doubts that this will fly. Rush has a very loyal base, and he keeps his audience not because of his confrontational stance, but because he provides an alternative to the main stream media that is there. For Huckabee to succeed, this is where his focus should be, not being the anti-Rush (with a so-so conservative bent).