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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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DM David McCormick

Politician report card · PA Senate · Class 1 · R · Senate

David McCormick

4 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about McCormick personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

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Political Lean 45% Right-leaning

Why this lean: Provisional ideology from Republican affiliation / caucus. Full claim-record grade pending agent review.

Why this record grade: No agent claim-record grade yet — provisional lean only. politician-grader will upgrade.

Coverage of them · media avg grade B · media avg lean 16% right (how outlets covering them scored — not McCormick’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. MS NOW spotlights Trump compliments on Lebanese president, Iraqi PM, and NYC mayor Mamdani Jul 23, 2026 · MS NOW · 75/100
    C+
    Political Lean 65% Left-leaning
  2. Sen. McCormick Warns of Re-Emerging Socialism Ahead of America 250 Jul 5, 2026 · Fox News · 72/100
    B-
    Political Lean 78% Right-leaning
  3. Sen. McCormick: Iran deal needs verifiable steps on nukes, sanctions Jun 17, 2026 · Fox Business · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 25% Right-leaning
  4. Fetterman and McCormick on Bipartisanship, AI Data Centers, and Party Extremes Jun 10, 2026 · All-In Podcast · 72/100
    B
    Political Lean 25% Right-leaning

Portrait via Wikimedia Commons when available (photo credits). Person lean is ideology; claim record grades the reliability of their public statements — not how TV covered them. How grading works · Corrections · U.S. Senate · All branches · Race board