Pod Save America: .@jonfavs: I think the bloodletting within the [Republican] party right now is going to be like we've never seen in the Trump era.

D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.

• Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:45] 'I think the bloodletting within the party right now is going to be like we've never seen in the Trump era' (Jon Favreau's own prediction; no source)
• Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): [0:03] 'largely feckless' and [0:10] 'the dude' (Alex Wagner's own wording; on-screen 'Contributor; Pod Save America')

Splits: Pod Save America hosts on whether Republican senators will break with Trump in the lame duck, after the midterm losses

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