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Drudge Report keeps campaigns guessing
Politico ^ | Jonathan Martin and Ben Smith

Posted on 06/02/2008 5:15:37 AM PDT by Salena Zito

Drudge Report keeps campaigns guessing By: Jonathan Martin and Ben Smith June 2, 2008 08:07 AM EST

May 19 was a fairly typical day in the recent life of the Drudge Report.

There was a breathtaking picture of Senator Barack Obama’s rally in Portland, Ore., framed by the words “AS FAR AS CAMERA'S EYE CAN SEE… THE OBAMA MASS.”

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clinton; drudge; mccain; obama
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To: Ben Ficklin

No doubt maybe his latest partner in South Beach has impacted him.


21 posted on 06/02/2008 7:37:01 AM PDT by ncalburt
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To: Salena Zito

Rush & Drudge are joined at the hip & always have been. This is all part of Operation Chaos. And I know they are thrilled that they can even fool some FReepers.


22 posted on 06/02/2008 10:38:44 AM PDT by Beloved Levinite ("HOBo's already done more damage to race relations than Sharpton-Jacko combined.")
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To: Salena Zito

I think he just hates hillary.


23 posted on 06/02/2008 12:38:08 PM PDT by cdchik123
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To: Beloved Levinite
Rush & Drudge are joined at the hip & always have been. This is all part of Operation Chaos. And I know they are thrilled that they can even fool some FReepers.

That is my gut belief also. Wait till Hillary is dead (after the convention - no sooner)

24 posted on 06/02/2008 3:28:55 PM PDT by torchthemummy (W's Margin Of Victory In Florida 2000 - 537 / FL House Bill Number To Move Up Florida Primary - 537)
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To: torchthemummy
I don't think so >Look at the Drudge Report headline tonight . Another Obama glowing photo OP . he is in the tank for the leftist and it might be related to just surviving . The Marxist's Obama and Michele will shut us up as soon as they gain power. Matt might think they will allow him to stay open with his non stop Obamathon on his website.
25 posted on 06/02/2008 6:51:57 PM PDT by ncalburt
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To: ncalburt

I have wondered why Drudge dropped his popular Sunday radio show. Maybe he was planning to support Obammy all along, and he did not want to get caught up in any equal time mess.


26 posted on 06/02/2008 7:06:08 PM PDT by PackerBoy (Just my opinion ....)
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To: Salena Zito

Drudge has been ignoring and downplaying all of Obama’s negative stories and highlighting all of the negatives on Clinton and McCain.

He is completely in the tank for Obama and its sickening seeing I turn to online media because the MSM is so corrupt.


27 posted on 06/02/2008 7:07:18 PM PDT by acsuc99
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To: acsuc99

Well perhaps conservatives who put Drudge on the map by reading him should boycott him. He lives and breathes because of our clicks. Perhaps we should click him where it hurts?


28 posted on 06/02/2008 8:01:58 PM PDT by LonesomeHawk (The few. The proud.)
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To: PackerBoy
Tonight I am sure its another Obama press release as his headline .
29 posted on 06/02/2008 9:00:49 PM PDT by ncalburt
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To: PackerBoy
Tonight I am sure its another Obama press release as his headline .
30 posted on 06/02/2008 9:05:01 PM PDT by ncalburt
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I don’t think Drudge is pro-Obama. He just dislikes Hillary like I do.

Drudge is extremely pro-life. On his radio show I used to listen to him talk eloquently about pro-life issues.

If Obama is elected, Drudge knows that Roe will never be overturned and it will be abortion on demand.

Drudge will come back home this fall. He doesn’t want to see more Ruth Buzzi Ginsburgs on the court.


31 posted on 06/02/2008 9:23:06 PM PDT by ClarenceThomasfan (Rush wouldn't lift a finger to help Fred or Duncan, yet he shills for Hillary. Rush is a fat idiot.)
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To: Ben Ficklin

Ben Ficklin: “I’ve got to think that Drudge’s homosexuality is influencing his shift away from the GOP.”

I’ve read Drudge since he was on Usenet and I have a strong suspicion this what you say is true. I had hope that Drudge would straighten out his lifestyle when he became friends with Roy Masters (on XM’s America Right channel). Drudge had Roy on his old Fox tv show several times and Roy Masters has helped many come out of homosexuality. Then over the succeeding years Drudge became very very close with homosexual activist Andrew Sullivan. I guarantee there is a lot there that won’t come out for years. It’s sad to see Drudge slowly go to the dark side like this.


32 posted on 06/03/2008 4:33:09 AM PDT by DesertRenegade
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To: DesertRenegade; All

Folks, get a grip. The fact that Drudge even put this story up on his website should tell you all you need to know. Remember those stories at the beginning of the primary/caucus season that Drudge had joined with Clinton staffers for flowing insider info through him? How’s that story look now? People jump to conclusions way too fast around here.


33 posted on 06/03/2008 6:01:57 AM PDT by GreatOne (You will bow down before me, Son of Jor-el!)
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To: Kleebo151

Drudge is getting payback on Hillary for the Blumenthal lawsuit among other things.

Drudge’s coverage of Obama change once Hillary is out.


34 posted on 06/03/2008 6:05:26 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Salena Zito
Very interesting article, even if it is in the Liberal Rag Politico. The author is correct, McCain could REALLY use a better and more positive coverage from Drudge. hum.... My own humble opinion is that it should come from McCain's Military service.... how to make that a story..... Those are the lines his campaign should be looking to. And finding out where Drudge has some of his moles stored.... Drudge LOVES thinking he's got the scoop, thats better than even a leak sometimes. Either way, the GOP had best pay attention.
35 posted on 06/03/2008 8:04:21 AM PDT by Danae (Remember: Obama = Pull out from Iraq. PLAN on voting, or accept responsibility for the consequences.)
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To: Salena Zito

Matt Drudge must be enjoying that article immensely! I think he enjoys being the man of mystery and whatever power that brings more than he needs to be seen as partisan. And it’s not hurting his bank account.


36 posted on 06/03/2008 12:11:52 PM PDT by Yaelle
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