Top-50 political pundits
Friday, May 2, 2008 at 07:47PM The Telegraph, a UK paper, has a ranking of the top-50 most influential political pundits in the United States.
It's a fun little read, though I don't necessarily agree with much of it. They have Karl Rove ranked first, not so much because he's a ubiquitous talking head -- there are many others who appear on TV more frequently -- but because he's still the smartest person in politics, period.
Household names like Tim Russert, Matt Drudge, John Stewart and Chris Matthews are among the top-10, along with lesser known personalities like Mark Halperin, author of Time Magazine's "The Page" (and an astute choice for the top-10).
NBC's Chuck Todd was a surprising -- though well deserved -- choice at 14th, while James Carville was merely 28th and Paul Begala 43rd. I was disappointed to see Bill Kristol a lowly 32rd -- he's widely considered one of the most astute observers of policy and politics -- and shocked that George Stephanopoulos was nowhere to be found. Other glaring omissions: "Morning" Joe Scarborough, Maureen Dowd, and George Will.
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