| Neutral Index | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruben Navarrette | 48 |
| 2 | Clarence Page | 46 |
| 3 | Kathleen Parker | 43 |
| 4 | Gail Collins | 43 |
| 5 | E.J. Dionne Jr. | 42 |
| 6 | Ellen Goodman | 41 |
| 7 | Peggy Noonan | 39 |
| 8 | George F. Will | 39 |
| 9 | David Brooks | 39 |
| 10 | Charles Krauthammer | 37 |
| 11 | Maureen Dowd | 37 |
| 12 | Nicholas D. Kristof | 37 |
| 13 | Cal Thomas | 36 |
| 14 | Eugene Robinson | 35 |
| 15 | Paul Krugman | 35 |
| 16 | Jonah Goldberg | 33 |
| 17 | Bob Herbert | 29 |
| 18 | Leonard Pitts Jr. | 29 |
| 19 | Thomas Sowell | 27 |
| 20 | Michelle Malkin | 15 |