From the Left · Watch · October 23, 2026
Oct 22 · Trump rallies in Sioux City as Republicans fight to hold Iowa's Senate seat for Hinson
CBS News: Trump campaigning in ruby red area of Iowa with midterms 12 days away
Grade F (58/100). The Takeout: Robert Costa in Sioux City on Grassley's 'socialism' pitch, farm frustration and GOP turnout nerves
Lehrer score 58/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: [1:28] 'what I'm hearing from White House sources, Republican sources' (central claim rests on unnamed sources); −24 own-voice claim/analysis: [2:36] 'a lot of the atmospherics here, as you know, on the economy, not necessarily playing into Republican hands' (reporter's own read)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.
[1:28] 'what I'm hearing from White House sources, Republican sources' (central claim rests on unnamed sources); [2:36] 'a lot of the atmospherics here, as you know, on the economy, not necessarily playing into Republican hands' (reporter's own read)
Splits: The Takeout: Robert Costa in Sioux City on Grassley's 'socialism' pitch, farm frustration and GOP turnout nerves
- Broken. Rule: unnamed source/unsourced figure ([1:28] 'what I'm hearing from White House sources, Republican sources' (central claim rests on unnamed sources))
- Broken. Rule: own-voice claim/analysis ([2:36] 'a lot of the atmospherics here, as you know, on the economy, not necessarily playing into Republican hands' (reporter's own read))
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