From the Left · Watch · October 23, 2026
Oct 22 · Ocasio-Cortez rallies with Troy Jackson in Portland as Collins and Jackson fight over a toss-up Maine Senate seat
PBS NewsHour: PBS News Hour, Oct. 22 (Maine Senate report from 14:26)
Grade C (76/100). Field report: Collins's federal-money pitch, Jackson's progressive campaign, split-ticket and undecided voters, heating-oil costs, ad spending and the debates
Lehrer score 76/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: [16:14] 'But the message here was less about him and more about opposition to President Trump and Collins.' (correspondent's own read of the Jackson event)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.
[16:14] 'But the message here was less about him and more about opposition to President Trump and Collins.' (correspondent's own read of the Jackson event)
Splits: Field report: Collins's federal-money pitch, Jackson's progressive campaign, split-ticket and undecided voters, heating-oil costs, ad spending and the debates
- Broken. Rule: own-voice claim/analysis ([16:14] 'But the message here was less about him and more about opposition to President Trump and Collins.' (correspondent's own read of the Jackson event))
Same story: NewsNation, New York Post