Rush acknowledges he “may be de facto” “leader of the Republican Party” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 06/30/10 3:29 PM EDT From the June 30 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show: Video file Previously: Kondracke: “I think that the [Republican] leadership is afraid of Rush Limbaugh, frankly” Limbaugh: “I am resigning as the titular head of the Republican Party”