How much? Impossible to measure, but Mr. Robinson’s house is the premiere conservative site of the Internet. Many pundits such as Rush and Hanity clearly lurk here or have staffers lurk here.
If I had to hazard a guess, I think Jim’s endorsement was worth 5 points. Seriously.
That’s a LOT of power. Thankfully FReeper Nation appears not to have let that corrupt us. Witness the Freepathons when Mr. Robinson could easily cash in on the traffic here.
Let’s not let it go to our heads, but let’s realize Free Republic really is that powerful.