The Daily Telegraph today unveils its list of the 50 most influential political pundits to help readers sort through whose opinions matter. These are the people who make voters sit up and take notice. They are the ones who political candidates and campaigns are constantly seeking to woo and influence. They include television presenters, newspaper columnists, bloggers and talking heads.
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Many important journalists have been left out because they portray themselves as objective and seek to inform rather than persuade.
Actually, today they list numbers 31-50. They will publish the remaining as the week progresses.
Rachel Maddow makes number 50. She has skyrocketed to fame in the past year on Air America and now MSNBC. Rachel's great. She's able to take what the boys dish out.
Mary Matalin at 49 probably was a bigger force in previous elections.
Dee Dee Myers at number 39? I like her a lot but haven't seen a lot of her this election cycle.
Fox News contributors, Juan Williams (31), William Kristol (32), Newt Gingrich (36), Michael Barone (38), Tony Snow (40), and Fred Barnes (45).
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If J.C. Watts is really more
If J.C. Watts is really more influential than Paul Krugman, someone needs to take the Don Meredith role and sing "The Party's Over" for America.
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The list continues.21-30:
The list continues.
21-30: Laura Ingraham (24) and Arianna Huffington (26).
11-20: Stephen Colbert (11) beats Bill O'Reilly (12)
The list of Fox correspondents grows with Dick Morris, Frank Lutz, Bill O'Reilly.
Number 1 is Karl Rove!?!?
Chris Matthews is number 2 !?!?