Is Drudge's Influence Waning?

Earlier this year, an article from Politico announced "What nobody who follows the daily cut and thrust of American politics questions is Drudge's continuing power to drive the stories and shape the narratives that define presidential politics," Ecohing these sentiments was WashingtonPost.com's Chris Cillizza who labeled him the "single most influential source for how the presidential campaign is covered in the country."

Someone who thinks differently is Media Matter's Eric Boehlert who says Drudge has undeniably lost his influence in this part of the election cycle:

...it's obvious that since Wall Street's meltdown commenced five weeks ago, and since America's economic crisis became a tsunami of a news story that's not only dominated the media landscape, but also irrevocably altered the course of the campaign, the Drudge Report has become largely irrelevant in terms of the setting the news agenda for the White House run.

That's because a story like the unfolding credit crisis -- sober and complicated -- knocks Drudge completely out of his element of frivolous, partisan gotcha links.

Bohlert's commentary that Drudge is losing his influence is mimicking voters, who are now more concerned about issues, especially those that effect their wallet, then sex, lies and scandal. Drudge is failing to drive the dialogue because his stories now seem irrelevant to the issues facing the nation. But how long will this last?