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Veterans & military affairs

Veterans' care and benefits, the VA, and how the country treats those who served.

Soapbox Score on this issue (last 30 days)
L+3.1
317 mentions across 297 episodes
Lean trend · L ↔ R
Range L+4.4 to R+1.7 · rolling 7-day index
Attention trend · mention volume
Peak 91 · Low 3 · rolling 7-day mention count
Left-leaning position
Fully fund the VA and expand veterans' benefits and mental-health care.
Right-leaning position
VA accountability and private-care options; restore readiness and recruiting.
Who's driving this issue this week
Veterans & military affairs is L+2.4 over the last 7 days, weighted by audience reach.
MeidasTouch NetworkL
L+4.94× · 6.5M
BBC NewsM
L+7.01× · 20M
Rebel HQL
L+9.02× · 1.5M
Liberal HivemindR
R+9.61× · 1.8M
CBS NewsM
R+3.72× · 7.1M
CBS Evening NewsM
L+8.41× · 2.4M
Zeteo (Mehdi Hasan)L
L+7.61× · 2.3M
The HillM
R+5.12× · 2.1M
Egberto Off The RecordL
L+9.02× · 300K
The Warning with Steve SchmidtL
L+8.72× · 300K
The Jim Acosta ShowL
L+7.32× · 300K
Indisputable with Dr. Rashad RicheyL
L+7.01× · 1.4M
60 mentions
← Pulls LPulls R →
Liberal Hivemind · R+9.6

“কোনো সৈনিকের জন্যই আমার মনে বিন্দুমাত্র সহানুভূতি নেই। মার্কিন সামরিক বাহিনী? ধিক্কার। কে? আমি আশা করি তোমার পিটিএসডি (PTSD) হবে।”

Phillip DeFranco's downfall should be studied... →
MeidasTouch Network · L+4.9

“we made a promise to veterans, and we should live up to our promise, not try to put some dollars into a donor's pocket by privatizing things.”

Trump’s Midterm MELTDOWN is HITTING Him Where He LEAST EXPECTED… →

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 33 more shows. How reach weighting works →

Channels covering this issue

last 30 days, sorted by share of voice
LMS NOW (MSNBC)
L+4.8
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 154
LMeidasTouch Network
L+7.2
10 mentions · share-of-voice weight 152
MABC News
L+0.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 109
LThe Young Turks
L+4.7
6 mentions · share-of-voice weight 92
LI've Had It
L+6.7
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 77
LDeadline: White House
L+3.4
17 mentions · share-of-voice weight 60
MBBC News
L+6.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 60
MForbes Breaking News
R+0.4
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 58
MCBS News
0.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 53
LThe Ring of Fire
L+6.7
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 52
LTYT Investigates
L+8.5
9 mentions · share-of-voice weight 49
LReally American
L+0.1
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 45
LThe MeidasTouch Podcast
L+5.4
12 mentions · share-of-voice weight 45
MThe Hill
R+5.2
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 39
LAdam Mockler
L+2.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 36
LThe Warning with Steve Schmidt
L+5.8
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
LSecular Talk (Kyle Kulinski)
L+5.4
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 34
RNewsmax
R+3.1
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
RTucker Carlson
L+5.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 32
LBrian Tyler Cohen
L+5.2
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 31
MCNN
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 30
MThe Lead with Jake Tapper
L+3.1
8 mentions · share-of-voice weight 28
MThe Bulwark Podcast
L+6.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
LRebel HQ
L+8.9
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 27
ROANN
R+1.9
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 26
RSidebar with Viva Frei
L+1.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 25
MCBS Evening News
L+8.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 24
RRedacted
L+2.0
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 23
LMorning Joe
L+5.0
7 mentions · share-of-voice weight 22
MBreaking Points
L+4.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 19
LThe Damage Report
L+7.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 18
LParkergetajob
R+2.6
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
MMeet the Press
L+5.2
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
LThe View
L+6.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
RBlazeTV
R+5.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 17
RThe Rob Carson Show
R+6.4
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LDemocracy Now!
R+0.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 16
LDestiny
R+0.6
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LPod Save America
R+4.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MAnderson Cooper 360
L+3.3
5 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MPBS NewsHour
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
MJubilee
R+4.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LThe Jimmy Dore Show
R+4.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
RLiberal Hivemind
R+9.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 15
LThe Jim Acosta Show
L+6.5
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LThe Don Lemon Show
R+1.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LZeteo (Mehdi Hasan)
L+7.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LMore Perfect Union
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 13
LHasanAbi
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RThe Rubin Report
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
RThe Daily Wire
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 12
LThom Hartmann Program
L+3.9
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RBenny Johnson
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
LAggressive Progressive
L+6.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
MCNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
R+1.7
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 11
RReal America's Voice (RAV)
L+1.2
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
LThe Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
L+8.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
RRuthless Podcast
R+3.5
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 10
M60 Minutes
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RThe Wright Report
L+1.3
4 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
RMorning Wire (Daily Wire)
R+3.3
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
MAl Jazeera English
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 9
LDavid Pakman Show
R+4.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LTalking Feds with Harry Litman
L+8.2
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LThe Briefing with Jen Psaki
L+4.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RThe Gerry Callahan Show
R+6.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LNew York Times Podcasts
R+2.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
MState of the Union
L+8.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LIndisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
LDemocracy Now!
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 8
RWSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch
R+7.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LEgberto Off The Record
L+9.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LThe Joy Reid Show
L+7.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MTo The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
L+2.4
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LAll In with Chris Hayes
L+5.6
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LRaging Moderates
L+7.9
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
MThe Fox News Rundown
L+6.5
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 7
LOn the Media
R+1.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RTimeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LThe Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
L+8.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RVictor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words
R+5.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LThe Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
R+4.2
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
RThe Ben Shapiro Show
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LWhat A Day
L+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MThe Free Press
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
LLovett or Leave It
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 6
MThe Source with Kaitlan Collins
R+2.3
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MGood Morning America
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LPolitics War Room
L+3.8
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RJesse ON FIRE
R+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
LStay Tuned with Preet
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
MConsider This from NPR
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 5
RThe Jesse Kelly Show
L+0.4
3 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RBrian Kilmeade Show
R+2.1
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RThe World and Everything in It
R+1.7
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
RThe PBD Podcast
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LKatie Phang
R+4.2
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MThe Rest Is Politics US
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
MThe Rest Is Politics: US
L+8.4
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 4
LRadio Atlantic
L+7.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RChicks on The Right
R+9.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
MLeft, Right & Center
R+1.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RJohn Solomon Reports
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LFast Politics
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
RThe Dana Show with Dana Loesch
0.0
2 mentions · share-of-voice weight 3
LNPR
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RThe Guy Benson Show
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MThe Smerconish Podcast
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
RThe Erick Erickson Show
R+5.6
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 2
MThis Week with George Stephanopoulos
0.0
1 mentions · share-of-voice weight 1