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Social Security & Medicare

The future of Social Security and Medicare and how to fund them.

Soapbox Score on this issue (last 30 days)
L+0.9
260 mentions across 227 episodes
Lean trend · L ↔ R
Range L+7.9 to R+0.4 · rolling 7-day index
Attention trend · mention volume
Peak 90 · Low 3 · rolling 7-day mention count
Left-leaning position
Protect and expand benefits; fund by taxing the wealthy.
Right-leaning position
Reform, means-test, or partially privatize for long-term solvency.
Who's driving this issue this week
Social Security & Medicare is L+2.3 over the last 7 days, weighted by audience reach.
MS NOW (MSNBC)L
L+7.73× · 10M
Fox NewsR
L+9.01× · 16M
Brian Tyler CohenL
L+8.52× · 5.3M
Timcast IRL (Tim Pool)R
R+9.32× · 1.5M
Forbes Breaking NewsM
L+9.01× · 5.6M
Fox BusinessR
R+8.41× · 3.4M
RedactedR
R+9.01× · 2.9M
Zeteo (Mehdi Hasan)L
L+9.01× · 2.3M
CBS NewsM
L+5.01× · 7.1M
The Chris Cuomo ProjectM
L+8.02× · 663K
The Scott Jennings PodcastM
L+6.35× · 200K
WatchlistTYTL
R+10.01× · 1.5M
72 mentions
← Pulls LPulls R →
Timcast IRL (Tim Pool) · R+9.3

“لو ترشحت لمنصب سياسي... لكنت ألغيت الضمان الاجتماعي تماماً. لكنت دمرته تدميراً كاملاً.”

JOE ROGAN JUST SAID IT AND DEMOCRATS DESERVE IT →
MS NOW (MSNBC) · L+7.7

“63% now support Medicare for All. Very strong majority of Americans support taxing billionaires. Tremendous number of people support raising the minimum wage to at least $20 an hour”

Long Game: The Bernie Sanders Effect | MS NOW SPECIAL →

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 34 more shows. How reach weighting works →

Channels covering this issue

last 30 days, sorted by share of voice
MThe Hill
R+0.6
20 mentions · share-of-voice weight 185
LMS NOW (MSNBC)
L+7.5
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 98
RFox News
L+0.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 78
RThe Matt Walsh Show
R+4.8
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 74
LBrian Tyler Cohen
L+3.9
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 66
RFox Business
R+7.0
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 61
MForbes Breaking News
L+1.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 58
LParkergetajob
L+1.4
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
ROANN
R+2.3
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 48
MThe Scott Jennings Podcast
L+5.4
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 40
LMeidasTouch Network
L+9.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 39
MJubilee
R+3.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 37
LI've Had It
L+8.7
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
MThe Chris Cuomo Project
L+5.2
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
MCBS News
L+0.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
MNBC News
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
RThe Ben Shapiro Show
L+5.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
LSecular Talk (Kyle Kulinski)
L+1.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
LEgberto Off The Record
L+8.5
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
MNewsNation
R+1.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
RWSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
R+4.5
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
RThe Rubin Report
R+3.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
MBloomberg Television
R+2.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
MABC News
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+9.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
LRebel HQ
L+9.6
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
RTimcast IRL (Tim Pool)
R+9.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MAl Jazeera English
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MTriggernometry
R+5.6
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
RMorning Wire (Daily Wire)
R+1.6
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
RFox News Clips
R+8.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
MOpen To Debate
R+0.1
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LThom Hartmann Program
L+9.0
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
L+5.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MPBS NewsHour
0.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LThe Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
R+1.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
RRelatable with Allie Beth Stuckey
R+3.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
RTimcast News
R+3.3
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LThe Joy Reid Show
L+5.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
RReal America's Voice (RAV)
R+4.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LLuke Beasley
R+6.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RThe PBD Podcast
R+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RPart Of The Problem
R+5.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RThe Erick Erickson Show
R+7.0
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RLouder with Crowder
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RRedacted
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
MBreaking Points
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LReally American
L+6.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MCBS Evening News
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LThe MeidasTouch Podcast
L+2.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LZeteo (Mehdi Hasan)
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LPod Save America
L+5.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LWhat A Day
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LRaging Moderates
L+3.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RBreitbart News
L+1.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LHasanAbi
L+9.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LThe Jimmy Dore Show
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
MMeet the Press
L+6.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LWatchlistTYT
R+10.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LNPR
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RThe Rubin Report
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LThe Jim Acosta Show
L+8.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LLegal AF
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MAll-In Podcast
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RNewsmax
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LAdam Mockler
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
R+5.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RAndrew Klavan
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MThe Lead with Jake Tapper
L+5.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LLovett or Leave It
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RBrian Kilmeade Show
R+6.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LThe Ezra Klein Show
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LThe Damage Report
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LThe Don Lemon Show
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RThe Trish Regan Show
L+2.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RJesse Lee Peterson
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RVictor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MAnthony Scaramucci
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LThe Warning with Steve Schmidt
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MTo The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LMore Perfect Union
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RTHE SAVAGE NATION
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MOn with Kara Swisher
L+8.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MLeft, Right & Center
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RRuthless Podcast
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RVerdict with Ted Cruz
R+4.2
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MThe Rest Is Politics: US
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RConservative Review with Daniel Horowitz
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MHacks on Tap
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RWill Cain Country
R+4.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MThe Smerconish Podcast
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RThe Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MThe Source with Kaitlan Collins
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LAggressive Progressive
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LMorning Joe
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RSteve Deace Show
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1
RCommentary Magazine Podcast
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1
MTangle
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1
RThe Wright Report
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1
MThe Fox News Rundown
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1