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59 of 60 Web Users Prefer the Drudge Report
The ad broker for the Drudge Report says that Matt Drudge's site broke traffic records on Election Day with 2.3 million unique visitors and 25.1 million page views. The scariest part of the press release: This proves, once again, that when Americans want reliable, unbiased, instant news on what's happening and what's important, they trust Matt Drudge and the Drudge Report to deliver. Drudge also had 100 million ad impressions that day. If you figure a click-through rate of one percent and 5 ... (read more)Rush Limbaugh: 'I Feel Liberated'
I'm listening to Rush Limbaugh today, an experience that has been 140 minutes of unadulterated delight. I had forgotten how enjoyable his show becomes when his party has suffered a crushing defeat from one coast to the other. A few minutes ago, Limbaugh declared that he wouldn't carry President Bush's water any more, tearing into him so harshly that Matt Drudge brought out the siren: I FEEL LIBERATED... I NO LONGER HAVE TO CARRY THE WATER FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T DESERVE IT I've attached the audio ... (read more)Senate Democrats: 'The Votes are In, and We Won'
People who stayed up late to follow the elections saw a surprising moment in Virginia's Senate race. Trailing by less than one percent, incumbent Sen. George Allen gave a "see ya next morning" speech instead of conceding. A few minutes later challenger Jim Webb took the mike at his rally. Established etiquette for political candidates is to give the loser a chance to concede before making your victory speech. Webb began his remarks with an acknowledgement of Allen and the democratic process, ... (read more)If You Had Told Me in 1986 ...
Trying desperately to find a silver lining in the loss of the House and likely loss of the Senate, rabid Republican blogger Hugh Hewitt writes: ... if you had told me in 1986 that 20 years later there would be a Republican president facing a 20 seat Democratic majority in the House and a two seat Democratic majority in the Senate -- and that the Soviet Union had collapsed -- I'd have cheered long and loud. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. That's a very weird use of the "if you had told me x ... (read more)Election Prognosticators Expect Dem House, Tied Senate
The Drudge Retort's election prediction contest received 51 entries. Leaving out two impossible entries (the Senate will not end up with 0 or 227 Democrats), here's the collective prediction: Average House prediction: 228.92 Democrats and independents Average Senate: 50.53 Democrats and independents Predicting a Democratic House: 44 of 49 entrants Predicting a Democratic Senate: 24 of 49 entrants Average prediction for Katherine Harris: 33.78 percent ... (read more)Hallowed Be Thy Republican
During every election, the Wonders of Truth Christian superstore reminds locals that the road to hell is paved with Democratic politicians. In honor of today's vote, here's the front and back of their signs: ... (read more)Election: Predict the Results, Win an iPod Nano
I'm running a prediction contest on the Drudge Retort today. The Cook Political Report, Evans-Novak Political Report and Rothenberg Political Report have made their final predictions. What's yours? Before 3 p.m. EST, predict the total number of Democrats and independents in the House and Senate after today's election. The closest guess wins a 1 GB iPod Nano. Anyone can join the site and submit an entry. When the contest deadline's over, I'll compile the average prediction so we can judge how ... (read more)GOP Makes Millions of Obnoxious Robocalls
Liberal bloggers are trying desperately this evening to get the mainstream media to cover a dirty trick of monumental proportions being waged by the Republican National Committee: Millions of obnoxious automated calls are being made that sound like they're coming from Democratic candidates. On their blog, the Washington bureau of the Chigago Tribune explains the stunt: I have received a deluge of emails since last night from Democrats complaining about the flood of last-minute phone calls ... (read more)Crist Snubs Bushes on Election Eve in Florida
A weird thing happened in Florida today: Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist refused to appear with President Bush and Gov. Jeb Bush at a huge rally in Pensacola. The Crist campaign is spinning this as a strategic decision to campaign in more competitive parts of the state than the solidly Republican panhandle, but he was scheduled to introduce Bush at the event in material released by the White House. Karl Rove is openly treating this like a snub: On a tarmac in Texas where the ... (read more)Outlook for GOP Looking More Haggard
If you don't know anything about Ted Haggard, the Colorado Springs-based evangelical leader who's accused of sexing a gay prostitute for three years, a recent interview he gave Richard Dawkins provides a glimpse of what he's like. Salon.Com contributor Lauren Sandler calls Haggard the "most important evangelical" in the U.S. I've never heard of Haggard, who has led the 30-million-member National Association of Evangelicals and advised President Bush, but his quick resignation and the ... (read more)
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