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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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SC Shelley Moore Capito

Politician report card · WV Senate · Class II (2026) · R · Senate

Shelley Moore Capito

2 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Capito 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 5% right (how outlets covering them scored — not Capito’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Capito ties West Virginia fuel prices to Middle East conflict during reporter call Jul 24, 2026 · WCHS-TV · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 5% Right-leaning
  2. Bloomberg covers Trump speech preview, Iran strikes, teleprompter betting probe Jul 16, 2026 · Bloomberg Television · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 5% 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