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Government spending & debt

Federal spending, deficits, the national debt, and budget and shutdown fights.

Soapbox Score on this issue (last 30 days)
R+1.7
1,180 mentions across 1123 episodes
Lean trend · L ↔ R
Range L+1.4 to R+2.3 · rolling 7-day index
Attention trend · mention volume
Peak 361 · Low 19 · rolling 7-day mention count
Left-leaning position
Deficits are manageable; protect public spending and raise revenue from the wealthy.
Right-leaning position
Cut spending and waste (DOGE), shrink government, and rein in the national debt.
Who's driving this issue this week
Government spending & debt is R+1.5 over the last 7 days, weighted by audience reach.
CNNM
R+9.22× · 20M
Fox NewsR
R+9.02× · 16M
RedactedR
R+8.34× · 2.9M
Fox BusinessR
R+9.23× · 3.4M
BlazeTVR
R+9.03× · 2.2M
Brian Tyler CohenL
L+8.72× · 5.3M
Egberto Off The RecordL
L+8.58× · 300K
NewsNationM
R+9.12× · 2.8M
Zeteo (Mehdi Hasan)L
L+9.32× · 2.3M
Forbes Breaking NewsM
R+3.74× · 5.6M
PBS NewsHourM
R+8.02× · 5.4M
Louder with CrowderR
R+9.01× · 5.9M
248 mentions
← Pulls LPulls R →
CNN · R+9.2

“I'm going to give all adult citizens in the United States of America $5,000... you want inflation, send everybody five thousand dollar checks. There's no way that doesn't happen.”

Trump Doubles Down on $5K Pledge Amid His Worst Approvals →
Brian Tyler Cohen · L+8.7

“my opponent is running on tax breaks for our people like him at a billion plus... a self-funding billionaire who wants more tax grabs for him and his buddies.”

Vivek Ramaswamy gets BRUTAL NEWS in governor’s race →

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 113 more shows. How reach weighting works →

Channels covering this issue

last 30 days, sorted by share of voice
LMS NOW (MSNBC)
L+1.1
18 mentions · share-of-voice weight 336
LThe Young Turks
R+1.9
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 276
LMeidasTouch Network
L+3.7
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 225
MThe Hill
R+1.2
26 mentions · share-of-voice weight 217
RRedacted
R+7.4
19 mentions · share-of-voice weight 214
RFox News
R+8.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 209
LBrian Tyler Cohen
L+4.3
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 183
RFox Business
R+8.1
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 167
MForbes Breaking News
R+4.1
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 163
LParkergetajob
L+4.1
29 mentions · share-of-voice weight 137
LSecular Talk (Kyle Kulinski)
L+4.5
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 128
ROANN
R+3.9
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 124
RThe Ben Shapiro Show
L+0.5
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 123
LHasanAbi
L+5.3
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 119
LI've Had It
L+4.8
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 115
RBlazeTV
R+7.7
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 113
MBloomberg Television
R+5.2
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 105
MPBS NewsHour
R+2.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 103
LVox
L+5.8
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 103
MABC News
R+2.6
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 99
LEgberto Off The Record
L+5.3
26 mentions · share-of-voice weight 91
RTucker Carlson
R+3.7
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 90
MCBS News
R+5.2
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 89
LMore Perfect Union
L+7.2
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 89
MNewsNation
R+8.3
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 89
RLouder with Crowder
R+8.1
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 86
LRebel HQ
R+0.2
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 85
RThe Rubin Report
R+3.5
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 84
RBenny Johnson
R+7.1
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 82
RThe Matt Walsh Show
R+8.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 82
LThe Jimmy Dore Show
R+3.4
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 82
RThe Officer Tatum
R+6.0
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 74
MJubilee
R+2.3
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 73
RNewsmax
R+5.0
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 71
MTriggernometry
R+5.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 71
LLastWeekTonight
R+1.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 71
LLegal AF
R+0.7
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 70
LTYT Investigates
L+2.6
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 64
MBreaking Points
R+0.2
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 64
LLuke Beasley
L+4.4
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 64
LDavid Pakman Show
L+5.2
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 64
RGlenn Beck
R+6.0
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 63
LThe MeidasTouch Podcast
R+0.6
20 mentions · share-of-voice weight 62
MReuters
R+1.0
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 60
LAdam Mockler
L+0.5
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 60
MCNN
R+9.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 59
MThe Chris Cuomo Project
L+7.4
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 58
MThe Fox News Rundown
R+5.9
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 57
LThe Damage Report
L+2.2
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 57
RTurning Point USA
R+3.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 56
RMichael Knowles
R+4.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 54
LZeteo (Mehdi Hasan)
L+6.7
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 53
LWatchlistTYT
R+1.7
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 53
RThe Dan Bongino Show
R+6.6
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 50
RThe Sean Hannity Show
R+9.3
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+8.5
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 48
LThom Hartmann Program
L+6.4
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 46
LDestiny
L+3.5
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 46
LMorning Joe
L+0.1
13 mentions · share-of-voice weight 46
MMeet the Press
L+3.7
14 mentions · share-of-voice weight 45
MAll-In Podcast
R+3.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 45
RJohn Solomon Reports
R+6.8
16 mentions · share-of-voice weight 44
RThe Rob Carson Show
R+8.0
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 44
LThe Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
L+3.7
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 44
RConservative Review with Daniel Horowitz
R+8.1
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 43
LReally American
L+3.3
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 43
RVictor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
R+8.2
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 42
LThe Warning with Steve Schmidt
L+2.6
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
RTucker Carlson Network
R+8.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
RBrian Kilmeade Show
R+5.6
15 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
RReal America's Voice (RAV)
R+7.0
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
RThe Megyn Kelly Show
R+8.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
MThe Bulwark Podcast
L+2.1
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 41
LThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
L+8.3
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 40
RThe Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show
R+7.6
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 40
LThe Don Lemon Show
L+4.9
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 38
LThe Joy Reid Show
L+6.2
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 38
RThe Rita Panahi Show
R+7.8
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 36
RFox News Clips
R+9.0
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 35
MThe Source with Kaitlan Collins
R+1.8
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
MDW News
R+0.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
LThe Ring of Fire
L+5.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
RThe Benny Show
R+8.8
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
RThe PBD Podcast
R+1.1
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
LAll In with Chris Hayes
L+3.3
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 33
MThe Scott Jennings Podcast
R+5.9
11 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
MThe NPR Politics Podcast
R+1.5
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 31
RReal Coffee with Scott Adams
R+8.5
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
RPart Of The Problem
R+3.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
MCNBC Television
R+5.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 29
RWSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
R+4.7
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 28
LThe Beat with Ari Melber
L+4.4
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
M60 Minutes
R+1.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
LPod Save America
L+6.0
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
LPivot
L+0.9
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
RThe Trish Regan Show
R+8.1
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
RMorning Wire (Daily Wire)
R+7.0
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+0.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
RThe Matt Walsh Show
R+8.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
RThe Rubin Report
R+7.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
RValuetainment
R+4.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
MThe Smerconish Podcast
L+1.0
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
RVerdict with Ted Cruz
R+6.3
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
MThe Lead with Jake Tapper
L+1.8
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
RThe Erick Erickson Show
R+6.9
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
RThe Jesse Kelly Show
R+8.3
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
MCBS Evening News
R+4.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
LRaging Moderates
L+0.5
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
RThe World and Everything in It
R+2.6
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 21
RBreitbart News
R+5.5
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
LVICE News
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
MBBC News
R+1.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
LToday, Explained
L+4.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 20
LThe Logical Leftist
L+4.8
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
R+5.5
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MAl Jazeera English
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MClub Random Podcast
R+7.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
MThe Rest Is Politics: US
R+2.5
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
MTo The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
R+2.4
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
MTangle
0.0
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
RThe Daily Wire
R+2.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LThe Jim Acosta Show
L+3.5
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LThe Briefing with Jen Psaki
L+2.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MAnthony Scaramucci
R+2.9
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
RThe Wright Report
R+4.5
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MEconomist Podcasts
L+0.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
RRelatable with Allie Beth Stuckey
R+9.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
RPat Gray Unleashed
R+2.9
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
LKatie Phang
R+5.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 14
RThe Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
R+7.2
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
MNext Up with Mark Halperin
R+4.8
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LThe Ezra Klein Show
R+5.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
RRuthless Podcast
R+1.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
RTHE SAVAGE NATION
R+2.3
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LLovett or Leave It
L+2.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RAndrew Klavan
R+9.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RLiberal Hivemind
R+6.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
LDemocracy Now!
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
MAnderson Cooper 360
R+2.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RSidebar with Viva Frei
R+7.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RThe Gerry Callahan Show
R+2.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RSteve Deace Show
R+7.8
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RAmerican Conservative University
R+8.8
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
LTHE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
L+2.9
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RCandace Owens
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RThe Charlie Kirk Show
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RThe Fallen State
L+2.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LOffline with Jon Favreau
L+2.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MThe Rest Is Politics US
L+4.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
MGood Morning America
R+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RThe Guy Benson Show
R+9.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RChicks on The Right
R+5.1
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LThe View
R+5.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
MThe Free Press
R+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LPod Save the World
L+3.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
MOpen To Debate
R+3.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
MState of the Union
L+0.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LPolitics War Room
R+1.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RTimcast News
L+7.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
MOn with Kara Swisher
L+7.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RWill Cain Country
R+0.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LDeadline: White House
L+7.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LHeadlights: Voices from The Progressive South
L+7.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MHasan Minhaj
L+5.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RTimeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
R+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MThe Focus Group
R+7.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
RThe Dana Show with Dana Loesch
R+9.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RPredictable with Stu Burguiere
R+5.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RPod Force One
R+7.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RArmstrong & Getty
R+9.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MPlain English with Derek Thompson
R+1.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MSam Harris
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MMain Justice
R+5.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LThe Daily Beans
L+3.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RGlenn Greenwald
L+8.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LTalking Feds with Harry Litman
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LStay Tuned with Preet
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RJesse ON FIRE
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RTimcast IRL (Tim Pool)
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RCommentary Magazine Podcast
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LNPR
R+4.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LHell and High Water
L+2.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RDINESH Podcast
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MThe Journal.
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LPolitical Gabfest
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RThe Larry Elder Show
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RJesse Lee Peterson
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MThe David Frum Show
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MLeft, Right & Center
R+7.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MWashington Week PBS
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LIndisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LFast Politics
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LRadio Atlantic
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LPolitical Beatdown with Michael Cohen
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RTriggered with Don Jr.
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
LThe Long Game with Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2