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Top 100 Conservative Political Websites of 2007
Intellectual Conservative ^
| July 30, 2007
| Rachel Alexander
Posted on 07/31/2007 6:19:53 AM PDT by az4vlad
The most popular 100 conservative political websites and blogs for 2007 are listed here. Read who made the list and who surprisingly didn't.
Here is a ranking of the top 100 conservative political websites and blogs. Other than sifting and sorting through directories like alexa’s, there’s no easy to determine what are the most popular conservative websites. John Hawkins of rightwingnews has ranked all political websites in order of popularity in the past, but hasn’t put out an updated list since 2004. I have attempted to create an updated list of the conservative websites for 2007, using alexa’s directory and rankings. There are other sites like trafficranking.comwhich use different methodology to rank the popularity of websites, however, alexa’s system, which is based on the web surfing habits of those using its browser helper software remains the most popular.
Conservative websites fall under various categories in the alexa directory, so I may not have found everyone. If you have been inadvertently left off, please email meso I can adjust the list, even if it means lengthening it to the top 125 or so. In some cases, it wasn’t easy to determine whether or not a site really belonged in this list. I am still open to changing some of the methodology, if you would like to dispute how I included or excluded sites I would like to hear from you.
Blogs without their own domain name, such as blogs run off of blogspot.com, were not included, since with few exceptions, alexa does not separate them out. Some conservative leaning or more mainstream libertarian sites like the Cato Institute, Reason, and Radley Balko I thought should be included, whereas others that were more traditionally libertarian I left out (those included Neil Boortz’s site, ranked 35,416, samizdata, ranked 90,209, and the Libertarian Party site, ranked 116,978). I left out the Christian Science Monitor(ranked 12,583) because it is not reliably conservative, but I included U.S. News & World Report, since I believe it is still generally right leaning.
I included think tanks and organizations like the legal American Center for Law and Justice, individual personalities like Michelle Malkin, and newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal. I may have left off some right of center regional newspapers, although I included the biggest ones. I included non-American sites, although there were few, and one German-language site I left off (think tank Konrad Adenhauer Foundation– ranked 176,951)
I excluded one issue sites, for example sites that deal only with abortion or gun issues. I left off campaign sites since those sites come and go quickly. I left off sites like Politically Correct, which runs political cartoons (ranked 62,714), and conservative libraries like Online Library of Liberty(ranked 320,732).
Now for the interesting findings. There were some big disappointments. The Republican National Committee barely made the list at 405,641. Scrappleface, which most of us remember as one of the early popular satire sites, also barely made the list at 433,108. The following sites didn’t even make the list:
Hugh Hewitt – 5,633,009 Federalist Society – 1,245,004
Christian Coalition – 1,002,811
American Conservative Union – 950,055
Independent Women’s Forum – 930,362
Ifeminists.com – 828,382
And here is the list. Intellectual Conservative rounds out the end of the top 100.
- Drudge Report – 951
- Fox News - 599
- Wall Street Journal – 1,043
- New York Post – 1,778
- WorldNetDaily – 4,605
- NewsMax – 5,334
- Boston Herald – 6,684
- Free Republic – 7,114
- Town Hall – 7,915
- U.S. News and World Report - 8,694
- National Review Online – 10,502
- Politico – 11,359
- Lew Rockwell – 13,174
- Washington Times – 13,621
- Rush Limbaugh – 14,117
- Real Clear Politics – 17,027
- The Post Chronicle – 19,203
- Reason Online – 19,942
- Little Green Footballs – 21,079
- Michelle Malkin – 23,570
- Instapundit – 25,661
- Ludwig von Mises Institute – 28,169
- Human Events – 28,937
- Weekly Standard – 43,327
- Powerlineblog – 41,288
- Heritage Foundation – 48,044
- FrontPageMag – 48,461
- Red State – 49,599
- Free Market News – 54,314
- Jewish World Review – 55,733
- Lucianne – 56,585
- Ann Coulter – 57,910
- Cato Institute – 58,391
- Volokh Conspiracy – 61,682
- Vdare – 76,539
- American Thinker – 81,917
- Michael Savage – 82,673
- Bill O’Reilly – 83,723
- Sean Hannity – 87,305
- RightWingNews – 106,285
- American Enterprise Institute – 108,262
- American Spectator – 118,709
- Mens News Daily – 126,426
- Laura Ingraham – 145,994
- Ilana Mercer – 162,520
- Adam Smith Institute (U.K.) – 162,584
- Radley Balko – The Agitator – 165,128
- Snapped Shot – 166,275
- American Conservative – 181,314
- GOPUSA – 186,477
- Acton Institute – 187,367
- Renew America – 190,345
- Christopher Hitchens – 194,067
- Hoover Institution – 200,268
- Political Crossfire – 200,941
- Commentary Magazine – 211,054
- Liberty Forum – 211,445
- An Englishman’s Castle (U.K.) – 228,967
- World and I (Washington Times) – 236,083
- Accuracy in Media – 232,120
- American Daily – 251,092
- Media Research Center – 253,620
- Etherzone – 257,691
- Heartland Institute – 257,924
- Café Hayek – 265,888
- John Birch Society – 273,956
- Concerned Women for America – 277,015
- Independent Institute – 281,097
- National Center for Policy Analysis – 290,051
- La Shawn Barber’s Corner – 300,533
- View from the Right – 301,593
- Becker-Posner Blog – 305,780
- Fraser Institute (Canadian) – 307,688
- World Magazine – 307,978
- Tom G. Palmer – 310,087
- Talk Show America – 318,999
- Tom Rants – 346,982
- MichNews – 361,642
- RealityCheck – 325,321
- Family Research Council – 332,263
- National Center for Public Policy Research – 334,388
- Insight Magazine – 334,429
- American Center for Law & Justice – 341,008
- Club for Growth – 341,118
- Tammy Bruce – 353,769
- Sierra Times – 359,115
- John Locke Foundation – 359,971
- Enter Stage Right – 361,598
- Judicial Watch – 367,970
- Eagle Forum – 381,771
- Sweetness and Light – 390,593
- Discovery Institute – 398,031
- Conservative Underground – 406,018
- Hudson Institute – 419,364
- Reason Foundation – 426,451
- Young America’s Foundation – 450,076
- Republican National Committee – 405,641
- Scrappleface – 433,108
- Claremont Institute – 456,349
100. Intellectual Conservative – 458,064
TOPICS: Announcements; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: conservative; conservatives; political; top; topten; websites
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To: az4vlad
61
posted on
07/31/2007 8:42:57 AM PDT
by
TFMcGuire
(Either you are an American, or you are a liberal)
To: Nam Vet
62
posted on
07/31/2007 8:49:46 AM PDT
by
Dante3
To: DesScorp
The pure libertarians are incrasingly persona-non-grata for the social positions (legalize drugs? Insanity).
They never were welcome. But the small-government types and the pro-liberty types always were. Still are. In the recent GA-10 congressional election, a Ron-Paul style conservative just won over a typical establishment RINO type.
Furthermore, once upon a time (before he got old and found out his grandkids were homosexual), Goldwater used to espouse social conservatism too, and Buckley always has.
Goldwater's senility isn't an issue. Buckley did venture into international waters to smoke weed but was broadly conservative. And libertarian.
Without our libertarian heritage, we must of necessity abandon part of the conservative message. Just because a few libertine Libertarians adopt those same positions doesn't affect our reasons to embrace them.
63
posted on
07/31/2007 8:49:52 AM PDT
by
George W. Bush
(Rudy: tough on terror, scared of Iowa, wets himself over YouTube)
To: DesScorp
I cant see the difference between a Libertarian and a Democrat on social issues.
The Democrat is the one that wants to pick your pocket to pay for everyone to enjoy it. And don't talk to them about personal responsibility either.
64
posted on
07/31/2007 9:03:25 AM PDT
by
frossca
To: az4vlad
I can’t believe World Nut Daily got a higher rating than Free Republic.
65
posted on
07/31/2007 9:17:52 AM PDT
by
Kevmo
(We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
To: rockinqsranch
66
posted on
07/31/2007 9:20:29 AM PDT
by
Kevmo
(We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
To: Kevmo
67
posted on
07/31/2007 9:36:04 AM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: MarineMom613
space mark for later reading..
68
posted on
07/31/2007 9:39:17 AM PDT
by
MarineMom613
(My Son is My Hero!!!)
To: Vision
HA HA THAT WAS MY THOUGHT TOO!
Martinez’s ONGOING AMNESTY push (now with the DREAM ACT AMNESTY BILL) is crippling the GOP.
Not just bad but CRIPPLING.
He is poison.
69
posted on
07/31/2007 9:45:10 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: FreeManWhoCan
I certainly don’t think of “Instapundit” as at all conservative, more “moderate” I think — he gets a conservative rep from the far left who consider anyone right of Hillary Clinton to be a neanderthal.
70
posted on
07/31/2007 9:45:11 AM PDT
by
Enchante
(Reid and Pelosi Defeatocrats: Surrender Now - Peace for Our Time!!)
To: az4vlad
Please, someone who was on this site back in 98-2000 I believe it was, might remember when Lucianne was on here. WHAT was the story about Jim-Rob helping her get her site up for her and getting it started and then she kind of re-buffed him. Does anyone remember this saga? My memory may have this all wrong. There were some hard feelings and I can’t remember what it was all about. There were some posters that defected to her site and started bashing FR. And I remember JR being a complete gentleman about the whole affair. Wow, I have been on this site a long long time, LOL!
If I am touching on a subject that should not be brought up, please excuse me or let me know by private mail. Thanks!
To: stevio
What exactly does the number next to the site mean? They are the Alexa rankings. Drudge is 951 overall. #1 Yahoo #2 MSN #3 Google ... #951 Drudge ... etc
72
posted on
07/31/2007 9:51:31 AM PDT
by
Domandred
(Eagles soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines)
73
posted on
07/31/2007 9:53:28 AM PDT
by
commonguymd
(Move it to the right)
To: commonguymd
74
posted on
07/31/2007 10:01:31 AM PDT
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: frossca
53. Christopher Hitchens Huh?
Boggles the mind. You can be a total communist but if you dislike Islamic terrorism you get to be labeled "conservative".
75
posted on
07/31/2007 10:10:37 AM PDT
by
Perchant
To: az4vlad; All
Interesting,
FreeRepublic is the number one conservative forum.
(that is “blog” if you are an illiterat from the MSM)
The sites that are 1-7 are one way communication sites.
The survey should have only been for two way communication web sites.
76
posted on
07/31/2007 11:15:42 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Kevmo
They padded the results to lower FR.
Consider 1-7 are all one way sites. They talk to you not you to them or to other posters.
1-7 are old media models on the internet. (IOW they traded paper printing for websites)
Drudge is just a link site more rather than a true news site.
FR is the only true “new media” site in the top 8.
77
posted on
07/31/2007 11:22:03 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: az4vlad
91. Sweetness and Light 390,593People actually read that dork's blog?!? I'm a bit shocked.
78
posted on
07/31/2007 12:33:28 PM PDT
by
jmc813
To: DesScorp
Theres no such thing as a libertarian conservative. Thats as absurd as liberal conservative or marxist conservative. No such beast exists.Did you know that Ronald Reagan called libertarianism the "heart and soul of conservatism"?
79
posted on
07/31/2007 12:35:49 PM PDT
by
jmc813
To: jmc813
“Did you know that Ronald Reagan called libertarianism the “heart and soul of conservatism”?”
Back then, the Libertarian Party hadn’t adopted its near-anarchist social vision. I’m pretty sure Ronaldus Maximus would have a different opinion of them today.
80
posted on
07/31/2007 1:44:38 PM PDT
by
DesScorp
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