Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday indirectly drew attention to some less-than-stellar stats for podcasts by other Republicans.

Cruz shared findings from Podscribe, as covered by researcher Kyle Tharp, which show his Verdict far-and-away in the top spot based on monthly downloads. While two other politicians’ podcasts also boast a sizable audience, there are a cluster of podcasts with downloads of around a thousand and fewer.

Rep. Tim Burchett’s Tennessee Talks saw an estimated 1,092 downloads in July, while in-state Sen. Marsha Blackburn had just 114 for Unmuted. Burchett’s podcast launched in January 2022, and Blackburn’s last March.

Neither lawmaker immediately responded to request for comment from the Daily Beast.

The third politician on the list with a sizable podcast audience is G

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