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Nov 2 · On the eve of the midterms, President Trump tells the New York Post's Pod Force One he has never worked a midterm like this one, as The Bulwark's Penn Barker answers his claim that he could have won the Vietnam War in a week
Reuters: Is this President Donald Trump’s last campaign? White House Correspondent @BoKnowsNews talks with supporters as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress
Grade F (58/100). Reuters' Bo Erickson follows Trump's rally blitz from Florida to Georgia and Michigan and asks supporters about the midterms and a third term
F: Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [3:53] 'the White House is trying to juice out the MAGA supporters who like President Trump, but may not be that reliable of a midterm voter' (reporter's own unsourced read of the White House strategy)
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): [2:25] 'the way the polls look right now is that Ossoff could be running away with this race' (no poll named)
Splits: Reuters' Bo Erickson follows Trump's rally blitz from Florida to Georgia and Michigan and asks supporters about the midterms and a third term
Same story: The Bulwark, New York Post
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