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Engagement: 0.2%5.4 posts/wk #51 in category

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Engagement

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Avg Comments

31.8

Avg Likes

309.6

Engagement Rate

0.23%

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How Do I Stack Up?

vs 160 newsletters in Politics

Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

200

13K

135.6K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 200Median: 3KTop 25%: 13KTop 10%: 135.6K

151K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

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Engagement Rate

0.23%

Above median

median: 0.00%

Posts per Week

5.4

Above median

median: 2.6

Publishing Consistency

77/100

At median

median: 72/100

Subscribers

151K

Above median

median: 3K

Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:

Publishing Pace

~5x per week

Consistent

Category Rank

#51 of 545

in Politics

Engagement Trend

Rising

based on recent posts

Paid / Free Subscriber Split

FreePaid

Publishing

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Publishing Frequency

~5x per week

Last published Oct 22, 2026

5.4 posts/week avg

Consistency:77Consistent

Politics Pricing

$6/mo median

Below average(-17%)

Monetization Readiness

Already monetizing

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Chop Wood, Carry Water 10/22With actions on → Interceptor missiles for Ukraine / Elon Musk / support Chloe Freeman / Trump Corruption Tracker / North Carolina VBM issue / Tracking election rumors / and more!Oct 22, 2026	Oct 22, 2026	20151521.5k words❤151	Public
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A quick chat with Michigan’s Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed!A recording from Jess Craven's live videoOct 20, 2026	Oct 20, 2026	1703.7K86286 words
Chop Wood, Carry Water 10/19With actions on → Trump’s Russia betrayal / Starlink / enforcing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act / Defending our elections with Indivisible / Helping Vote Forward / and more!Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	33211661.8k words
Extra! Extra! 10/18All the “extra” good news you’ve missed! 🎈🎈Oct 19, 2026	Oct 19, 2026	574691311.8k words
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