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Frank Schaeffer takes a look at the world and says what has to be said. A Production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship.
Data updated 3 months ago
It Has to Be Said. hasn't published recently
Last post was 3 months ago. Growth, revenue and CPM projections assume ongoing activity, so they're hidden until posting resumes.
1.4K paid
We don't have enough growth data for It Has to Be Said. yet. The average Politics newsletter has 3K subscribers.
Based on 1.2K Politics newsletters tracked
Engagement Rate
0.01%
Politics category average
Quality Score
Engagement vs Politics
0.01%category median
Score Breakdown
vs 148 newsletters in Politics
14K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Posts per Week
3.0
median: 1.1
Subscribers
14K
median: 3K
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Publishing Frequency
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