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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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MB Mike Bost

Politician report card · IL-12 House · R · House

Mike Bost

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

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Political Lean 48% 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 44% right (how outlets covering them scored — not Bost’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Rep. Meuser backs Take Care of America's Veterans Act including Richard Star provisions Jul 21, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 25% Right-leaning
  2. Fischbach Cites VA Backlog Drop Below 100K and Faster Processing Under Trump Jun 24, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 92/100
    A-
    Political Lean 62% 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. House · All branches · Race board