Topic: 2026 Midterms
2026 Midterms
has 74.1% among topics.
BS Score: 5.8%.
Articles analyzed: 1.
Words analyzed: 3,909.
Analyzed articles
Salon.com
- By Heather Digby Parton
- 6/28/2026, 10:45 AM
Politically Left Leaning Bias 35.5% - Biased Writer Voice 34.1% - Appeal to Emotion 26%
The big current Beltway debate is whether the Democratic Party has gone off the deep end and is destroying the country because a couple of democratic socialists in New York City unseated two incumbents. Apparently, it’s just been too long since party elders and the media establishment had a hand-wringing party over alleged left-wing... more
Newsweek
- By Jasmine Laws
- 6/25/2026, 9:00 AM
Halo Effect 24.9% - Hasty Generalization 19.4% - Appeal to Authority 19.3%
One year and 156 days into the job, Susie Wiles has already outlasted every White House chief of staff from Donald Trump’s first term, becoming a symbol of a more stable second presidency behind the scenes than the last. Wiles, who took office on January 20, 2025, has now surpassed the tenure of John Kelly, who, between July 2017 and... more
The Intercept
- By Eoin Higgins
- 5/28/2026, 8:51 PM
Biased Writer Voice 54.8% - Negativity Bias 39.6% - Appeal to Emotion 21.6%
One of the most enduring points of contention between the Democratic Party’s left and right wings is “vote blue no matter who,” a demand almost exclusively made of progressives to shelve principle over party when it comes to elections. But as we head toward the midterms in a year where the base is angry and ready for a change, centrists... more
MS NOW
- By Jake Traylor
- 5/28/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 47.8% - Framing Effect 17.5% - Unattributed Quote 14.7%
President Donald Trump’s job approval numbers on the economy have sunk to record lows. His aides know it. His former advisers are saying so publicly. And yet the president keeps talking about what he wants to talk about, not the issues voters say are driving their discontent — much to the White House’s chagrin. As the U.S. war with Iran... more
The Intercept
- By The Intercept Briefing
- 5/22/2026, 10:00 AM
Hasty Generalization 28.9% - Biased Writer Voice 20.7% - Negativity Bias 17.9%
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie was decisively ousted on Tuesday night in his Kentucky primary, a win for President Donald Trump, who had launched an all-out attack on the congressman for his role in pushing for the release of the Epstein files. But in Pennsylvania, the left had a lot to celebrate. Chris Rabb won by nearly 15 points in... more
The Intercept
- By Akela Lacy, Jessica Washington
- 5/20/2026, 12:22 AM
Appeal to Authority 41.4% - Unattributed Quote 28.2% - Halo Effect 23.9%
The Democratic Party’s left flank is hoping to add to its ranks in Congress in Philadelphia on Tuesday in what’s been viewed as a contest between the party’s moderate and progressive wings. Progressives coalesced around state Rep. Chris Rabb in the tight four-way race to replace retiring Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa. Limited polling has shown... more
The Intercept
- By Matt Sledge
- 5/19/2026, 11:59 PM
Negativity Bias 30.2% - Appeal to Emotion 19.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.2%
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie lost his Kentucky primary on Tuesday, handing a victory to the president in a race seen as a referendum on Donald Trump. It also reaffirmed the grip of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in GOP politics. AIPAC’s super political action committee and two other groups backed by pro-Israel donors... more
The Intercept
- By Matt Sledge
- 5/18/2026, 9:48 AM
Negativity Bias 20.3% - Biased Writer Voice 14.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 7.7%
The bitter Michigan Senate primary was heating up earlier this month when a mystery group bought $5 million in TV ads boosting the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s preferred candidate in the Democratic race, Haley Stevens. The group had an anodyne name — the Center for Democratic Priorities — and no track record in Michigan... more
The Intercept
- By Jonah Valdez
- 5/14/2026, 10:07 AM
Negativity Bias 26.9% - Appeal to Emotion 13.4% - Fundamental Attribution Error 12.7%
The leading progressive candidate to replace longtime Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi in Congress is opposing a pair of wealth taxes on the ballot in his state and district: a one-time statewide tax on California billionaires and a local San Francisco tax on the city’s wealthiest businesses and corporations. California state Sen. Scott... more
NPR
- By Domenico Montanaro
- 5/9/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 43.1% - Biased Writer Voice 35.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 34.8%
There's a dichotomy shaping up in this midterm election year. The national political landscape could hardly look worse for President Trump and Republicans. At the same time, the GOP is suddenly resurgent in the redistricting fight, getting significant wins this week in Virginia and Tennessee that could soften the blow they might have... more