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why did "The Death of the West" hit Number 3 on the Bestseller list?

Best seller lists are not opinion polls. Why was it that when Rush Limbaugh's "The Way Things Ought to Be" fell out of the #1 position, the book that took its place was Howard Stern's autobiography? After weeks (or was it months?) of Limbaugh being at #1, did the American people all of a sudden turn boorish and crude? No, it's just that there truly aren't enough people who buy books to have one sector of the society dominate the book-buys. Limbaugh was #1; then Stern; then Buchanan was #3; a few weeks ago, Hillary was #1. It means nothing in terms of the overall attitudes and opinions of Americans.

The vast majority of Americans agree with Buchanan on immigration. A majority agree with him on affirmative action. A majority agree with him on school prayer. There are few issues that most Americans DON'T agree with him on. Perhaps one is Buchanan's view on Middle Eastern affairs, where he urges neutrality. On that, it's probably about 50-50.

I realize a bestseller list is not an opinion poll. But, if he didn't have a lot of support, his book wouldn't sell.