My good friend Digby finished 5th in a Villager poll on who influences what we discuss.
NationalJournal.com's panel of top political bloggers was asked to join in the survey of National Journal and The Atlantic Wire about which columnists, bloggers and television or radio commentators most helped to shape their opinion or worldview. No one received votes from both the left and right; of the 63 people named in total, only 23 appeared on more than one of the 22 combined ballots.
Related coverage: See how National Journal's panel of 375 Political and Congressional Insiders responded.
LEFT-LEANING Total points
Paul Krugman 23
Rachel Maddow 16
Frank Rich 13
Bill Moyers 11
Digby 9
RIGHT-LEANING Total points
Charles Krauthammer 27
Rush Limbaugh 24
Mark Steyn 18
Jonah Goldberg 11
Eugene Volokh 9
UPDATE: As a side note, I used to be on the National Journal's voting list, but didn't have time to vote on all their polls so I didn't cast a vote or her total would have been higher. She is the best and the brightest writer we have in the liberal blogosphere and even if you do not agree with all her takes you can be sure that she's always thought provoking. Bravo Digby.
