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Oct 22 · Trump rallies in South Carolina as Graham's Senate race tightens

NewsNation: Why is Trump headed to South Carolina Wednesday?

Grade B (82/100). Anchor and political analyst on why Trump is campaigning in South Carolina, then the Kansas and Michigan Senate races

Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 omission: no one from either South Carolina campaign is heard). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.

no one from either South Carolina campaign is heard

Splits: Anchor and political analyst on why Trump is campaigning in South Carolina, then the Kansas and Michigan Senate races

  • Broken. Rule: omission (no one from either South Carolina campaign is heard)

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