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Drug policy

Drugs, addiction, and enforcement.

Soapbox Score on this issue (last 30 days)
R+2.8
240 mentions across 200 episodes
Lean trend · L ↔ R
Range L+1.8 to R+4.6 · rolling 7-day index
Attention trend · mention volume
Peak 77 · Low 7 · rolling 7-day mention count
Left-leaning position
Decriminalization, treatment, and harm reduction.
Right-leaning position
Enforcement and crackdowns, including border fentanyl.
Who's driving this issue this week
Drug policy is R+2.3 over the last 7 days, weighted by audience reach.
The HillM
R+8.76× · 2.1M
NewsmaxR
R+7.04× · 2.6M
BBC NewsM
L+2.73× · 20M
DW NewsM
L+3.93× · 6.5M
OANNR
R+6.24× · 1.4M
MeidasTouch NetworkL
R+8.41× · 6.5M
The Jimmy Dore ShowL
L+9.01× · 1.9M
Secular Talk (Kyle Kulinski)L
R+10.01× · 2.3M
TYT InvestigatesL
R+7.32× · 727K
Armstrong & GettyR
R+8.04× · 150K
The PBD PodcastR
L+7.01× · 3.0M
The Weekly Show with Jon StewartL
L+9.01× · 884K
52 mentions
← Pulls LPulls R →
The Hill · R+8.7

“97% of the drug traffic coming into your state and coming into our country is gone...we will pass the death penalty for large-scale drug dealers, human traffickers”

Trump delivers remarks in Arizona ahead of midterms →
BBC News · L+2.7

“The notion that somehow we are going to arrest our way out of this thing is insanity. Absolute insanity. And is it part of the puzzle? Yeah, it's part of the puzzle.”

America's Synthetic Drug Crisis | BBC News →

Each bar is a show's reach-weighted pull on this issue this week - longer means a bigger push, the side shows which way. Bar color is the show's stance on this issue; the L/M/R badge is the show's usual politics. They can disagree - a left show can post a red bar (e.g. attacking pharma reads MAHA-coded right). Plus 17 more shows. How reach weighting works →

Channels covering this issue

last 30 days, sorted by share of voice
RFox News
R+8.1
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 174
MBBC News
L+1.3
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 169
MThe Hill
R+9.1
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 143
RNewsmax
R+4.9
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 89
ROANN
R+8.3
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 87
MABC News
R+4.2
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 69
MDW News
L+3.9
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 51
MPBS NewsHour
R+5.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 46
LLastWeekTonight
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 42
RThe Dan Bongino Show
R+6.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
RTucker Carlson Network
R+3.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
MNewsNation
R+1.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
RThe Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show
R+5.1
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
MReal Time with Bill Maher
L+3.1
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
MClub Random Podcast
R+5.0
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
RMorning Wire (Daily Wire)
R+4.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
RThe Rubin Report
R+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
MThe Journal.
R+4.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
LZeteo (Mehdi Hasan)
L+2.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
LTYT Investigates
R+7.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
RTucker Carlson
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
RSidebar with Viva Frei
L+3.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
RThe Sean Hannity Show
R+8.1
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
RThe PBD Podcast
L+2.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
LThe Jimmy Dore Show
L+5.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
LI've Had It
L+8.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
RBreitbart News
R+9.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
RBlazeTV
R+7.1
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
LThe Young Turks
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
LMeidasTouch Network
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
RThe Fallen State
L+5.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LHasanAbi
L+3.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
RFox News Clips
R+1.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LVox
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LDemocracy Now!
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
RThe Rubin Report
R+10.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MThe Fox News Rundown
R+3.7
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LThe View
L+3.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LReally American
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
RThe Wright Report
R+8.2
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MNBC News
R+4.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LParkergetajob
0.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
MCBS Evening News
R+2.1
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
RThe Megyn Kelly Show
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
MFLAGRANT
L+1.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
MBreaking Points
R+6.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LToday, Explained
L+7.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LSecular Talk (Kyle Kulinski)
R+7.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
RThe Rita Panahi Show
R+9.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RGlenn Beck
R+6.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RThe Daily Wire
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RThe Ben Shapiro Show
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
MCBS News
R+4.2
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
LThe MeidasTouch Podcast
L+3.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
LEgberto Off The Record
L+8.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RBenny Johnson
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RWill Cain Country
L+0.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
MForbes Breaking News
R+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RReal Coffee with Scott Adams
L+2.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LThom Hartmann Program
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RArmstrong & Getty
R+8.0
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RTriggered with Don Jr.
R+2.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RThe Benny Show
R+9.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RThe Megyn Kelly Show
R+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RSpot On with Link Lauren
R+6.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LDemocracy Now!
R+1.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RFox Business
R+4.2
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RTimcast News
R+6.6
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RVictor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
R+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
R+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MAll-In Podcast
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RTimeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
R+1.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MThe Smerconish Podcast
R+4.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MTriggernometry
R+1.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RReal America's Voice (RAV)
L+1.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RBrian Kilmeade Show
R+7.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RPart Of The Problem
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MMeet the Press
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RJesse ON FIRE
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LLegal AF
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RGlenn Greenwald
L+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RThe Guy Benson Show
R+1.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RJesse Lee Peterson
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RVerdict with Ted Cruz
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MConsider This from NPR
R+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MAnderson Cooper 360
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LAll In with Chris Hayes
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RThe Rob Carson Show
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LKatie Phang
R+1.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LIndisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RThe Jesse Kelly Show
R+7.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RConservative Review with Daniel Horowitz
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RPat Gray Unleashed
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RThe Gerry Callahan Show
R+4.2
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RThe Trish Regan Show
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RSara Gonzales Unfiltered
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MThe Scott Jennings Podcast
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2