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Trump is the most consequential President since FDR. However, he does not exist in a vacuum. Over 30 years ago, Rush Limbaugh laid a groundwork for a popular version of conservatism. His pioneering work was followed by a host of others, such as Hannity, O’Reilly, Savage, and others. Remember that in the 1980s, the only conservative presence in the mass media was when NBC, CNN, etc., would pit someone like Jerry Falwell or George Will (conservative back then) against three of four liberals and call it balanced coverage of opinion. There was William Buckley's Firing Line on PBS and that was it.

You also have to consider precursors of Trump: Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, and (to some degree) Ron Paul: people who unsuccessfully challenged the Bush era GOP. They were the 1992-2012 equivalents of the Free Soil Party and the anti-slavery Whigs, who laid the groundwork for the rise of Abraham Lincoln.

Nobody comes close to Trump. Not even close. Zip.

Rush Limbaugh laid a groundwork for a popular version of conservatism.

Btw, Limbaugh was bumping bellies with the open border globalist, and was even wined and dined and had a sleepover at the Boosh White House. Rush was an OK guy, but I was just not too impressed with Rush or these so called conservatives you speak of.

Because Trump won:

Colbert is FIRED.

Howard Stern is FIRED.

Joy Reid is FIRED.

Jim Acosta is gone.

Neil Cavuto is gone.

Lester Holt is gone.

Chuck Todd is gone.

Chris Wallace is gone.

PBS is defunded.

NPR is defunded.

USAID is gone.