From the Left · Read · October 20, 2026
Oct 19 · DOJ charges 28 green card holders in California with voting crimes
NPR: DOJ charges 28 in California with voting crimes as election tensions escalate
Grade C (76/100). Both sides; some context
Lehrer score 76/100 (−24 own-voice claim/analysis: own-voice claim: “has never been found to be a widespread problem”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C. Full text read.
Says in its own voice that noncitizen voting “has never been found to be a widespread problem,” linking its own DHS story. DOJ quotes come first.
Agrees: Same 28 charged and DOJ court request.
Splits: Puts the case in a longer federal-state fight.
- Met. Rule: assume there is at least one other side (Hasen and Essayli, Weber and McCotter)
- Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend
- Broken. Rule: carefully separate and label opinion and analysis (“never been found to be a widespread problem” in its own voice)
Same story: CalMatters, New York Post