I’m with you. I used to go to Drudge daily but it’s been years since I’ve done that.
I only went a few times recently after I heard here what he was up to with Newt.
But we must remember that a lot of people go to Drudge EVERY day and have him as their home page.
People change. Drudge, Brit Hume, Ann Coulter—people we used to count on have fled the conservative coop. Don’t ask me why.
I think the great pause is Newt has shown the Republican base that initially doubted his being competitive as he is going to be very competitive, and the confidence in him has grown exponentially in the Republican base, but the elite don’t have that confidence and would rather side with Romney, their safe bet.
“People change. Drudge, Brit Hume, Ann Coulter—people we used to count on have fled the conservative coop. Don’t ask me why.”
I’m not sure why either, I can only surmise based on things I’ve read on FR:
Drudge - the Romeny-Drudge axis since 2005 ($s??)
Hume - there are stories that he blames Newt for his son’s death
Coulter - this is a perplexing one for me. She seems to have been drifting leftwards the past year or 2. She is a HUGH supporter of Christie (not exactly a die-hard Conservative), she’s very close w Drudge, and she apparently has/had been dating at least 1 liberal (Bill Maher) -perhaps she started believing his liberal spewing. She was/is Chairperson of GOP Proud. From what I’ve read, FReeper support for her has changed considerably - not many here will be buying any of her books.
Of course, I’m just speculating and summarizing some of what I’ve read. Perhaps it’s just that they all follow in line with the GOP Establishment, so are all-in for the Mittster.