According to a 2006 Capitol Hill survey....
10) Tie: Eschaton, Instapundit, Power Line, Salon.com blogs, The Washington Note
9) The Raw Story
8) MyDD
7) Tie: The Corner, The Fix
6) Tie: The Note, RedState
5) Hotline On Call
4) Tie: Drudge Report, The Huffington Post
3) Talking Points Memo
2) Wonkette
1) Daily Kos
We are shocked, shocked to find that politics is going on here and none of the blogs above are focused deep dives on issues like health care, macro-economic trends, foreign policy considerations and, yes, tech policy. We feel faint.
Lots more interesting information on the intersection of blogs and Congress can be found in a new thesis paper made available by the Institute of Politics, Democracy and the Internet at George Washington University. Download a PDF of the paper here.
Hat tip: Beltway Blogroll
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