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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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MT Mike Thompson

Politician report card · CA-4 House · D · House

Mike Thompson

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

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Political Lean 45% Left-leaning

Why this lean: Provisional ideology from Democratic 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 25% left (how outlets covering them scored — not Thompson’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Rep. Thompson questions Treasury Secretary Bessent on costs and Trump tax settlement Jul 22, 2026 · Sunny Banglay · 45/100
    C-
    Political Lean 72% Left-leaning
  2. Mike Thompson says Congress defeated $60 cut to veterans disability benefits while administration seeks $73B for Iran war Jul 21, 2026 · Congressman Mike Thompson · 35/100
    C-
    Political Lean 45% Left-leaning
  3. Congressman Thompson commemorates John Lewis on sixth anniversary of death Jul 17, 2026 · Congressman Mike Thompson · 92/100
    A-
    Political Lean 18% Right-leaning
  4. Thompson Questions Crypto Mining, Staking Tax Treatment in House Hearing Jun 16, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 85/100
    B+
    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 · U.S. House · All branches · Race board