Let me answer that question with a question for you....
Why do you think that researching, discussing publicly, and promoting and educating people about conservative values isn't "doing" anything?
Rush Limbaugh went on air nationally in 1988. In 1989 Bush Sr. took office and four years later conservatives led a revolution which gave us eight years of Clinton.
Since Reagan (since Rush took to the national airwaves), what I've mostly heard from Conservatives is that the GOP is becoming the DNC-light, that GOP Presidential candidates are squishy moderates (I was around when the talk of Dubya began to emerge, and I am quite familiar with what conservatives thought of him, and I also vividly remember all the comments on his "compassionate conservatism" so save your breaths) and how conservatives never get elected. We had that dialogue in this very forum this very week.
Since Limbaugh, I've seen a massive expansion of the government, a massive growth in the national debt, and very little movement of the country in general back to the right. In fact, what I have seen is massive movement to the left... we all complain aboutt that in this very forum.
Back when I listened to Rush, I liked him because he saved the trouble of actually thinking. He reflected my own thoughts back to me very eloquently, so I learned eloquence from Rush. There came a time when I no longer 'got" anything from Rush, so I stopped listening.
But as far as actually
doing something for conservatism, I don't see it.
I'm not criticizing Rush, but asking myself what Rush had
done for conservatism, I actually ended up having one of those "name Hillary's accomplishments" moments.
In a weird and bizarre twist, I would actually give more credit to Jim Robinson for the things he did for conservatism than to Rush.
Rush rode an existing medium.
Robinson created one, and there was actual activism that grew from it.
Odd, isn't it?