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Doodley

(12,051 posts)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:09 AM Apr 22

They can do what no Democrat can do. They are eating away at Trump's base by reaching tens of millions of Republicans

Here's a list of the leading media rats who have already left the sinking ship.
I think they are eroding Trump's support from within, in a way that Democrats cannot do.
It is a war of attrition, and day by day, they are reaching Republicans and undermining the MAGA propaganda machine.
These are the folk that are going to help Democrats win big in November!

Joe Rogan
~10–15M Typical Reach (per episode/video)
30M+ Total Following

Tucker Carlson
~1–10M+ Typical Reach (per episode/video)
10M+ Total Following

Theo Von
~1–5M Typical Reach (per episode/video)
5–10M Total Following

Adin Ross
~0.1–0.5M Typical Reach (per episode/video)
5–10M Total Following

Andrew Schulz
~1–3M Typical Reach (per episode/video)
3–5M Total Following

Candace Owens
~0.5–2M Typical Reach (per episode/video)
5–10M Total Following


Combined audience (important insight)

Unique combined regular audience: likely 30–60+ million people
Total reach (including casual viewers): easily 100M+ globally
But the key point: It’s not additive — the same people often watch multiple of them.

The real takeaway

This group isn’t just “big audiences”—it’s a coherent media lane:
Competes directly with traditional TV/news
Dominates podcasts + YouTube + streaming
Especially powerful with:
Young men
People distrustful of institutions
Long-form content consumers

Analysis by ChatGPT

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They can do what no Democrat can do. They are eating away at Trump's base by reaching tens of millions of Republicans (Original Post) Doodley Apr 22 OP
Oh please Keepthesoulalive Apr 22 #1
Rogan is a quisling-- viva la Apr 22 #2
There is a sort of poetic justice to this , Hey Joe Apr 22 #3

Keepthesoulalive

(2,379 posts)
1. Oh please
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:05 AM
Apr 22

Joe Rogan crawled right back up trumps ass. These people are paid liars. They go whichever way the paycheck blows.

viva la

(4,633 posts)
2. Rogan is a quisling--
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:25 AM
Apr 22

Back and forth. Trump bribes him with some momentary change of policy about psychedelics, and there Joe is again, licking the boots and forgiving him for the war.

Hey Joe

(757 posts)
3. There is a sort of poetic justice to this ,
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 11:30 AM
Apr 22

Live by the influencer
Die by the influencer

I like it!

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