There are many people who perform kodan for purposes of political propaganda, including Chiyu ITO the first, Ichimatsu ISHIDA and Nanryo KYOKUDO the fourth, all of whom were members of the Diet.
また、政治プロパガンダのために講談をやっている者（初代伊藤痴遊、石田一松、四代目旭堂南陵。いずれも国会議員）も多い。