Okay...you seem like a good person to ask.
In your opinion...what percentage of the republican party is what we on FR (according to Rush and Jim Rob def) would call conservative.
What percentage of the republican party is satisfied with Bushs selection of Miers as a candidate.
What percentage of the party follows the so called punditry class.
No trick questions...I keep hoping somebody might give me an estimate....I dont know.
That is unanswereable. The term "conservative" is too broadly defined. But within the Republican party, I would say members of this forum tend to be far more conservative in a broad range of categories than the average Republican.
"What percentage of the republican party is satisfied with Bushs selection of Miers as a candidate."
Based on the poll from this site (a site populated by a high percentage of more conservative Republicans who are very aware of current events) I would say most Republicans either approve of Bush's choice or admittedly don't know enough about her to make a decision one way or the other. I think most intellectually honest people are waiting for the Senate hearings to learn about a nominee about whom the only real agreement is that most people don't know much about.
"What percentage of the party follows the so called punditry class."
Not many. I think most people have grown weary of the chattering class. People have personal favorites that they might tune into, but when the 24 hour newschannels spend all day allowing pundits to chatter, people tend to drown them out. The exception to that is Rush Limbaugh, who I think retains a very large audience of followers who truly do listen to his point of view.