Gay Man Placed in Charge of Republican Party
J.K. Trotter · 02/03/15 02:42PM![](http://images.gawker.com/sa2gtomfwiripqe2n4pc/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.jpg)
Who controls today’s Republican Party? Some point to the billionaire Koch brothers. Others have nominated Fox News chief Roger Ailes. According to a pair of recent reports, however, the most influential person in GOP politics is a reclusive 48-year-old named Matthew Drudge—the blissfully closeted proprietor of the Drudge Report.