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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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KA Kelly Armstrong

Politician report card · North Dakota Governor · R · Governor

Kelly Armstrong

2 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Armstrong 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 A- · media avg lean 8% right (how outlets covering them scored — not Armstrong’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Armstrong calls special session on kratom ban, military museum funding Aug 6, 2026 · Plain Talk · 78/100
    B
    Political Lean 15% Right-leaning
  2. Gov. Armstrong coaches rebranded Bismarck Larks as Dakota Ditch Chickens in charity game Jul 16, 2026 · KX News · 95/100
    A+
    Political Lean Centered

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 · Governors · All branches · Race board