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Oct 22 · Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas is indicted in an alleged family marijuana enterprise and says she will not back down
The Hill: DEM state senator Louise Lucas CHARGED with TRAFFICKING marijuana | RISING
Grade F (58/100). The Hill's Rising: the indictment and Blanche's announcement, Lucas's and Spanberger's responses, then the hosts debate whether the timing is political
Lehrer score 58/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: [5:45] 'Democrats have no good answer in Virginia for why they're letting criminals on the streets' (host's own claim); −18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: [4:55] 'we're watching criminal illegal immigrants run around these high schools in Virginia after they've sexually assaulted students' (no source or case given)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.
[5:45] 'Democrats have no good answer in Virginia for why they're letting criminals on the streets' (host's own claim); [4:55] 'we're watching criminal illegal immigrants run around these high schools in Virginia after they've sexually assaulted students' (no source or case given)
Splits: The Hill's Rising: the indictment and Blanche's announcement, Lucas's and Spanberger's responses, then the hosts debate whether the timing is political
- Broken. Rule: own-voice claim/analysis ([5:45] 'Democrats have no good answer in Virginia for why they're letting criminals on the streets' (host's own claim))
- Broken. Rule: unnamed source/unsourced figure ([4:55] 'we're watching criminal illegal immigrants run around these high schools in Virginia after they've sexually assaulted students' (no source or case given))
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