Posted on 02/01/2012 1:12:38 PM PST by jimbo123
Matt Drudge is the Howard Hughes of the Internet. Like Hughes, he lives in splendid isolation, communicating only through a small group of trusted friends. Like Hughes, his influence has quietly helped shape Republican politics for a generation. But while the eccentric Hughes used money to put his pals in the White House, Drudge has always relied on blogs and Tweets. The Drudge Report, which started life as an emailed gossip column, now receives millions of unique visitors per month. One study found that it drives more traffic than Twitter and Facebook combined.
Drudges claim to be the authentic voice of the conservative movement is now under attack.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.telegraph.co.uk ...
DRUDGE BIAS CONFIRMED
Today’s headline says “Trump doubles down on Mitt!” with a photo of Mitt and Trump- but when you click on the link to the story it says Trump will endorse NEWT
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