Roger Marshall

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#48 trending in Politics & World this week · most on Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

Roger Marshall is a Republican U.S. senator from Kansas and a physician who previously represented Kansas’s 1st congressional district.

Rank this week

#48▼39
#68 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

1.0‰
4.7× usual level

1.0‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

5 shows
8 episodes · ~1.3M plays

Tone this week

Negative
  • Very negative 2
  • Neutral 2

Share of the conversation

Mentions of Roger Marshall per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, politics & world.

0.0‰0.5‰1‰1.5‰2‰usual level · 0.21‰Jul 11Aug 2Aug 25Sep 16Oct 8
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Aug 61.57‰3
Aug 110.64‰1
Aug 120.65‰1
Aug 180.19‰1
Aug 310.10‰1
Sep 30.19‰1
Sep 80.34‰2
Sep 110.33‰1
Sep 140.70‰4
Sep 170.56‰1
Sep 210.18‰1
Sep 240.18‰1
Sep 250.61‰5
Sep 290.65‰1
Sep 300.72‰1
Oct 20.38‰2
Oct 50.74‰4
Oct 60.81‰2
Oct 70.84‰1

Why is it trending?· Last 30 days

Kansas Senate race tightens as Marshall faces attacks and Republican concern

Roger Marshall’s Kansas Senate race is described as unexpectedly competitive, with Adam Hamilton tied with him at 45-45 in polling discussed on Pod Save America and Breaking Points.[1][2]

Breaking Points said the Senate Leadership Fund was steering $14 million to Marshall because Republicans were rethinking their strategy in Kansas.[3]

The Daily’s Nate Cohn called Marshall a weak Republican candidate with past underperformance and other liabilities, while The Bulwark Daily described a debate with Hamilton as a thumping.[4][5]

Several shows focused on Marshall distancing himself from ICE raids, including his call for coordination with local law enforcement, while commentators framed the move as a break with Trump-era policies.[6][7][8]

Heather Cox Richardson also reported outrage over a story alleging Marshall sued more than 700 patients over medical bills, including charges of 18% annual interest and wage or bank-account garnishment.[9]

Sources · 9 moments

  1. 1.
    Pod Save America · Trump Plans to Shove What Where?
    Jon Favreau · Oct 6 · Listen at 5:08 ↗
    “race. We've got James Talarico up 51-45 over Ken Paxton, Mary Peltola up 50-43 over Dan Sullivan, Sherrod Brown over Jon Husted, 49-46. In Kansas, Adam Hamilton is tied with Roger Marshall, 45-45. And in Iowa, Josh Turek is just 1 point beh”
  2. 2.
    Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · 10/6/26: WH Meeting On Russian Plague, Iran Lights Up Hormuz, GOP Panic Over Kansas
    Saagar Enjeti · Oct 6 · Listen at 1:09:17 ↗
    “And quickly, what is your take on the Kansas numbers we just put up? That Senate Leadership Fund is pouring $14 million into that. It's starting to get really close in Kansas. Very uncomfortable for Roger Marshall.”
  3. 3.
    Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · 10/7/26: 100 Aircraft Destroyed By Iran, Pope Rejects AI Consciousness, Fox Ridicules Dr Oz On Inflation
    Saagar Enjeti · Oct 7 · Listen at 1:06:57 ↗
    “didn't put a lot of money behind the candidate, because Darlene Graham didn't debate, because Darlene Graham ran from the cameras. And so they're having to rethink their entire strategies in places like Kansas, where their Senate leadership”
  4. 4.
    The Daily · Midterm Surprise: Democrats Are Surging in Red America
    Nate Cohn · Oct 5 · Listen at 8:21 ↗
    “As the Republican candidate, Roger Marshall is not a very strong candidate. He's— he is the incumbent. But he is someone who has underperformed in the past. He did not do especially well in 2020 for a Republican in Kansas, even though he wo”

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