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Appalachia, Trump and cheesy grits: The Rest Is Politics on tour
Rory Stewart's American road trip anchors a ten-upload week that moves from rally reporting to the Democrats' next choices.
In short
On YouTube, The Rest Is Politics has 701,000 subscribers and 196,170,450 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 4,000 subscribers and 2,561,252 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,855 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 87 of 164 in category "Political commentators and debate".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
701,000
▲ 4,000 in the last 7 days
▲ 12,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 12,000 in the last 30 days
total views
196,170,450
▲ 2,561,252 in the last 7 days
▲ 7,658,406 in the last 30 days
▲ 7,658,406 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
51,266
on a typical day: 257,871
Videos on the channel
1,486
2 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
yesterday
November 10, 2026
Views per subscriber
279
a new long video usually gets 913,957 views
a new short video usually gets 90,766 views
a new short video usually gets 90,766 views
Next milestone
750,000 subscribers
at the current pace: in about 123 days
Apple Podcasts: The podcast
The Rest Is Politics · No. 14 today among the top podcasts in the UK
YouTube: What happened lately
November 11, 2026 passed 1M views Can the Democrats Capitalise on Trump’s Disaster? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
Views jump 6.6x the channel's usual pace
Campbell and Stewart ask what sits behind Democrats' victory
The Rest Is Politics separates rejection of Trump from enthusiasm for his opponents as its daily viewing rises sharply.
On today's chart 594K views since yesterday
Campbell and Stewart turn from Democratic wins to political money
Their post-election discussion asks whether anger about wealth and influence can become a programme for reform, rather than just a winning …
The video drawing the most views now
How Trump Is Calling A Disastrous Midterms Another “Victory”.
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 179,938
- Video views, pace per day
- 361,708
- Views in its first 8 hours
- 179,938
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Political commentators and debate | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,855 of 5,393 | 87 of 164 |
| By views gained this week | 1,709 of 5,274 | 88 of 164 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,026 of 5,043 | 96 of 164 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.6% on this channel, 0.3% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Political commentators and debate
Views gained this week in the category Political commentators and debate
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 689,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 701,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 188,607,120 views → November 11, 2026: 196,170,450 views · average: 260,804 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 How Trump Is Calling A Disastrous Midterms Another “Victory… | November 10, 2026 | 53:13 | 179,938 | 361,708 | 179,938 (8 hours) | 2,321 | 578 |
 AD FREE: Will MAGA Survive After Trump? | November 10, 2026 | 52:10 | - | - | - | 35 | 5 |
 "Trump wants Republicans to do badly without him" | November 4, 2026 | 0:58 short | 58,070 | 1,130 | 35,686 | 818 | 54 |
 Can the Democrats capitalise on midterms success? | November 4, 2026 | 0:37 short | 16,421 | 365 | 11,047 | 247 | 18 |
 Can the Democrats Capitalise on Trump’s Disaster? | November 4, 2026 | 1:10:05 | 1,004,799 | 14,298 | 703,351 | 10,468 | 2,546 |
 Rory Stewart regrets wearing MAGA hat at Trump rally | November 4, 2026 | 1:18 short | 115,183 | 1,331 | 75,173 | 1,459 | 170 |
 “It was mesmerising” | November 3, 2026 | 1:30 short | 126,259 | 2,226 | 72,451 | 1,713 | 119 |
 Trump fans think he was late to a rally because he was "pra… | November 3, 2026 | 1:16 short | 81,301 | 587 | 55,535 | 1,103 | 111 |
 Rory Stewart Goes To A Trump Rally. | November 3, 2026 | 1:06:14 | 913,957 | 7,601 | 554,904 | 8,404 | 1,921 |
 The cheesy grits haven't won Rory over. | November 2, 2026 | 0:36 short | 196,258 | 1,142 | 108,391 | 2,088 | 228 |
 "How coarse and disgusting American politics has become." | November 2, 2026 | 1:20 short | 127,379 | 866 | 67,181 | 2,487 | 135 |
 Why Americans vote for Trump | October 30, 2026 | 0:58 short | 100,232 | 303 | 45,032 | 1,883 | 242 |
 Rory Stewart In Trump's America. | October 29, 2026 | 58:34 | 578,523 | 878 | 261,707 | 5,560 | 1,332 |
 Lula's 'persevilience' | October 29, 2026 | 1:37 short | 26,639 | 75 | 16,651 | 469 | 21 |
 Rory criticises Labour's "muddled messaging" in the lead up… | October 29, 2026 | 1:20 short | 13,328 | 32 | 7,791 | 175 | 36 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 11.1 in the category: 40.0
- comments per 1,000 views
- 2.1 in the category: 4.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 45,494 views
- short vs long
- 10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 86,107
average views per long video: 669,304
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rory Stewart Attempts to Explain the History of Israel-Pale… | October 11, 2023 | 36:27 | 2,784,836 |
 Former MI5 & MI6 Heads On The Iraq War, Double Agents & Tod… | April 22, 2024 | 1:14:10 | 1,101,042 |
 Is Mark Carney Beating Trump At His Own Game? | August 27, 2026 | 56:05 | 1,020,490 |
 Hamas and Gaza | A Liberal Israeli's View - Yuval Noah Hara… | October 14, 2023 | 49:43 | 1,001,906 |
 "The Most Horrific Thing I've Attended" | Trump at Davos Re… | January 22, 2026 | 22:28 | 960,620 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 No sleep. Just tweets. | April 16, 2026 | 1:46 | 4,255,037 |
 Rory debunks Trump’s case for seizing Greenland in three si… | January 7, 2026 | 2:05 | 4,212,554 |
 Rory's plan for taking Greenland. | January 26, 2026 | 1:04 | 3,187,719 |
 Can Europe really deter Trump from seizing Greenland? And i… | January 7, 2026 | 0:40 | 2,030,487 |
 "You can't put the genie back in the bottle" | March 11, 2026 | 0:37 | 1,731,659 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- MilestoneCan the Democrats Capitalise on Trump’s Disaster? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Video taking offCan the Democrats Capitalise on Trump’s Disaster? The video opened at a pace of 772,916 views a day, 5.9 times a normal first day on this channel (131,276).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,460,243 views a day, 6.6 times a normal day (220,569).Read the story
- Video taking offRory Stewart Goes To A Trump Rally. The video opened at a pace of 554,904 views a day, 4.2 times a normal first day on this channel (131,276).
- Video taking offThe cheesy grits haven't won Rory over. The video opened at a pace of 113,642 views a day, 5.4 times a normal first day on this channel (21,134).
- Video taking off"How coarse and disgusting American politics has … The video opened at a pace of 66,924 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (21,134).
- Video people are talking about"Trump has been on Putin's side from the beginnin… The video drew 204 comments in its first day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (35).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 673,456 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (203,125).
- Video taking offAlastair and Rory debrief on Michael Gove steppin… The video opened at a pace of 112,396 views a day, 5.9 times a normal first day on this channel (19,137).Read the story
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 489,963 views a day, 2.8 times a normal day (174,745).
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
This week on the channel +3.4M views this week
Appalachia, Trump and cheesy grits: The Rest Is Politics on tour
Rory Stewart's American road trip anchors a ten-upload week that moves from rally reporting to the Democrats' next choices.
Views jump 6.6x the channel's usual pace
Campbell and Stewart ask what sits behind Democrats' victory
The Rest Is Politics separates rejection of Trump from enthusiasm for his opponents as its daily viewing rises sharply.
On today's chart 594K views since yesterday
Campbell and Stewart turn from Democratic wins to political money
Their post-election discussion asks whether anger about wealth and influence can become a programme for reform, rather than just a winning …
On today's chart 624K views since yesterday
Rory Stewart explains his MAGA hat at a Trump rally
On The Rest Is Politics, his account separates Trump's command of a crowd from support for his politics.
Video taking off 5.9x its usual first day
Rory Stewart recalls Michael Gove's Wellington-sized recruitment pitch
A Gove impression gives way to a pointed question about how gently Alastair Campbell interviewed his guest.
This week on the channel +2.1M views this week
A triple lock, a care service and Rory Stewart's Newsnight stare
Rory and Alastair's reaction to Andy Burnham's speech passed 400,000 views, and Rory gave the meme from his television appearance a video o…