Actually, the monopoly is over. It's possible that more people still hear some MSM program or other than listen to Rush on any given day, but Rush has to be in the top-ten in audience level. And then right behind him are the Hannitys of the world. The Washington Post and the NY Times are nowhere on the list.
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I agree that "the monopoly is over", but Rush is by no means even a large part of it. The ease of fact-checking on the internet, and the transmission of news stories that bypass the MSM are a bigger part.
One thing I think candidates should do, is, if interviewed, have their own camera, and tape the entire session, independently of the media interviewer. And then post that interview on Youtube, so any "negative editing" (as so prominently done during the ABC/Gibson interview) can be brought to light.