From the Left · Watch · November 2, 2026
Nov 1 · President Trump ends his midterm rally tour in Salina, Kan., as Speaker Mike Johnson tells Trump's Iowa rally there are no moderate Democrats and Sarah Longwell calls for a repudiation of Trump
The Bulwark: .@SarahLongwell25 on why this election should be a total repudiation of Trump: “It's time for Trump and for Republicans to feel the full weight of what they've done.”
Grade D (64/100). Sarah Longwell argues on The Bulwark that this election could be the thorough repudiation of Trump that earlier wins were not
D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:25] 'it forced all of us to reckon with how much racism there was, how much tolerance of an aspiring authoritarian there was' (host's own unsourced analysis)
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): [0:30] 'an aspiring authoritarian' (host's own wording)
Splits: Sarah Longwell argues on The Bulwark that this election could be the thorough repudiation of Trump that earlier wins were not
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