Center · 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
NewsNation: North Carolina's early voting turnout is being monitored as a sign of GOP trouble in a state President Trump won in 2024
Grade C (76/100). Report on national and North Carolina early-vote numbers, the top issue in an East Carolina University poll and the Cooper-Whatley polling average
C: Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:09] 'This is more proof of how important Republicans think it is to make their platform known' (correspondent's own inference)
Splits: Report on national and North Carolina early-vote numbers, the top issue in an East Carolina University poll and the Cooper-Whatley polling average
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