From the Left · Watch · October 28, 2026
Oct 28 ยท Early voting tops 35 million six days before the midterms as both parties push turnout in battleground states
MS NOW: Early voting in Georgia tops 2 MILLION as turnout outpace last midterm
Grade D (64/100). Panel from Morrow, Georgia before Obama's rally: his jabs at Trump, Georgia's early-vote numbers and voters' worries about election meddling
D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [1:51] 'folks who are on the circle just outside of the MAGA faithful, they are not laughing. They are hurting.' (panelist's own claim)
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): [0:32] 'Yeah, I guess it's a kinship issue here.' (panelist's own jab likening Trump to Saddam Hussein)
Splits: Panel from Morrow, Georgia before Obama's rally: his jabs at Trump, Georgia's early-vote numbers and voters' worries about election meddling
Same story: NewsNation, The Ben Shapiro Show
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