Center · Watch · November 5, 2026
Nov 5 ยท After the midterms, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats are focused on affordability not impeachment, CBS's Kelly O'Grady says the affordability crisis wasn't created by one party, and Caroline Sunshine says chief of staff Susie Wiles needs to resign
CBS News: The midterm election was a referendum on affordability, but the problems voters want fixed are much bigger than any one election cycle.
Grade C (76/100). CBS's Kelly O'Grady says midterm voters sent an affordability message and that the crisis is structural across both parties
C: Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): O'Grady's own analysis: 'This affordability crisis wasn't created by one party, and it's not going to be solved by one party overnight' and 'here's my takeaway' (CBS correspondent's unsourced own-voice analysis; transcript)
Splits: CBS's Kelly O'Grady says midterm voters sent an affordability message and that the crisis is structural across both parties
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