Center · Watch · October 23, 2026
Oct 22 · Ocasio-Cortez rallies with Troy Jackson in Portland as Collins and Jackson fight over a toss-up Maine Senate seat
C-SPAN: AOC on Maine Senate race: "This is about class"
Grade B (82/100). C-SPAN's unedited excerpt of Ocasio-Cortez in Portland: she frames the Jackson-Collins race as a class fight and says critics attack how Jackson talks and looks
Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 omission: [0:00]-[1:55] the excerpt carries only Ocasio-Cortez's side; no response from Collins or her campaign is included). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
[0:00]-[1:55] the excerpt carries only Ocasio-Cortez's side; no response from Collins or her campaign is included
Splits: C-SPAN's unedited excerpt of Ocasio-Cortez in Portland: she frames the Jackson-Collins race as a class fight and says critics attack how Jackson talks and looks
- Broken. Rule: omission ([0:00]-[1:55] the excerpt carries only Ocasio-Cortez's side; no response from Collins or her campaign is included)
Same story: PBS NewsHour, New York Post