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I know eight people personally who operate popular conservative blogs on the web and are grassroots organizers in touch with a broad cross section of Republican voters (not bloggers) in their communities on a frequent basis (three of the eight people are in conservative Texas). They all have a distinct impression that Free Republic is ultra-conservative and often avoid FR based on extremism they see here.

Hey, as long as we're talking about unverifiable anecdotes, I personally know eight people--some of whom are in touch with lots of other conservatives in their communities--who think that FR has gone off the reservation and is now a bastion of fake-conservatives and crypto-liberals.

Unlike you, I try to set such people straight when I talk to them. You apparently agree with the bad-mouthers and generalizers.

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"Unlike you, I try to set such people straight when I talk to them. You apparently agree with the bad-mouthers and generalizers."

I try to spread my support around in the primaries for good candidates. I've contributed $250 to Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). I'm pleased to see Duncan Hunter has a new, improved campaign web site now and there is life in his campaign.

I will freely admit that I've contributed much more to Mitt Romney's campaign and have been actively fundraising for him elsewhere. But at least I've given something tangible to Duncan Hunter with far less expectations of a return for my contribution.