Once again you hit the nail on the head. I'm betting that as part of that book deal, which looks more and more like a scandal that actually happened, Levin believes that each book is a seed they will plant somewhere to keep his empire going, even if his current behavior costs him many of his long time loyal supporters in the process.
He's looking to gain those that can't think for themselves, such as the stragglers from Beck's empire which is falling apart at the same time. Time will tell, but they both have turned so many of us against him, I don't think either of them will ever come close to their previous numbers of followers. Even mighty Rush may have been mortally wounded. People now want to know what is going on behind the scenes, which is the object of discussion at growing shows such as Alex Jones and Michael Savage, not be spoken down to, or told that the details of the topics at hand must be considered off limits.
He's looking to gain those that can't think for themselves, such as the stragglers from Beck's empire which is falling apart at the same time. Time will tell, but they both have turned so many of us against him, I don't think either of them will ever come close to their previous numbers of followers. Even mighty Rush may have been mortally wounded. People now want to know what is going on behind the scenes, which is the object of discussion at growing shows such as Alex Jones and Michael Savage, not be spoken down to, or told that the details of the topics at hand must be considered off limits.
This is an old article from Politico that I just bookmarked this evening because it's quite long. It is about how Rush's business model is failing. I am not financial so how much is truth, I don't know:
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/is-rush-limbaugh-in-trouble-talk-radio-213914