Center · Read · October 20, 2026
Oct 19 · DOJ charges 28 green card holders in California with voting crimes
CalMatters: Federal prosecutors charge 28 California green card holders with voting violations
Grade F (52/100). Both sides; own framing
Lehrer score 52/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: own-voice framing: “latest effort to imply California election rolls are riddled with fraudulent voters”; −24 own-voice claim/analysis: own-voice summary: “not proof elections are fraudulent”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → F.
Its own voice: the charges are the administration's “latest effort to imply California election rolls are riddled with fraudulent voters.” The summary says such cases are “exceedingly rare and not proof elections are fraudulent.”
Agrees: Same 28 green card holders, 22 of whom allegedly voted.
Splits: Adds Bonta's 28-of-23-million comparison and the Nevada example.
- Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (Bonta, Newsom, McCotter, Essayli)
- Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend
- Broken. Rule: carefully separate and label opinion and analysis (“latest effort to imply …” in its own voice)
Same story: NPR, New York Post