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featherman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-02-08 02:16 PM
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Politico: GOP fears Drudge Report may not be reliable for them this year
Interesting stuff but I'll believe it when I see it:

“It’s clear to us that Barack Obama has won the Drudge Primary, and it's one of the most important primaries in this process,” conceded a senior aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who also acknowledged that Drudge’s treatment of Obama could make the Illinois senator more electable in November.

Now, as Obama and Sen. John McCain look toward the fall, Drudge has emerged unexpectedly as more of a threat to the Republican than to the Democrat. This, combined with the rise of left-leaning sites such as TalkingPointsMemo.com and HuffingtonPost.com — both of which have proved effective in promoting and amplifying a Democratic message — reflects a major shift from the last two presidential elections, a matter of open alarm to Republican strategists and surprised satisfaction to Democrats.


“The MSM is already sending love letters to Obama,” said a GOP operative who worked for the Bush-Cheney reelection. “That’s something that has traditionally been countered on the Republican side with talk radio, blogs to a lesser degree but especially Drudge. If those tools are not part of the Republican vehicle for message delivery, that’s crippling.”

more at:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/10744.html
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-02-08 02:18 PM
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1. let them be crippled
they stand for everything that is wrong in america
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-02-08 02:22 PM
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2. so Politico is going to take Drudge's place?
Is that it?
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-02-08 02:29 PM
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3. The "Big Story" he's skipping is the "Michelle Video"
This has been circulating for weeks but he hasn't touched it. Regardless of whether the tape exists or not, the old Drudge would have been happy to spread the rumor, especially if it dealt with the Clintons.
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featherman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-02-08 02:33 PM
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4. Quantcast rating of selected political sites:
Edited on Mon Jun-02-08 02:56 PM by featherman
Drudge Report: #70 with 12,345,007 monthly US visitors
http://www.quantcast.com/drudgereport.com#

Huffington Post: #148 with 7,265,249 monthly US visitors
http://www.quantcast.com/huffingtonpost.com

Daily Kos: #2312 with 1,048,784 monthly US visitors
http://www.quantcast.com/dailykos.com

Talking Points memo: #2627 with 947,396 monthly US visitors
http://www.quantcast.com/talkingpointsmemo.com

Politico: #2869 with 874,723 monthly US visitors
http://www.quantcast.com/politico.com

Democratic Underground: #12014 with 194,100 monthly US visitors
http://www.quantcast.com/democraticunderground.com
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