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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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TT Thom Tillis

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

Thom Tillis

10 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Tillis 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 Tillis’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Epstein survivors urge Senate to reject Todd Blanche as attorney general over file release Jul 25, 2026 · Al Jazeera English · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 25% Left-leaning
  2. Tillis presses Vought on documented DOGE savings in Senate hearing Jul 21, 2026 · MAJORITY VOICE HUB · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 18% Right-leaning
  3. Tillis Uses Whiteboard to Argue SAVE America Act Implementation Impossible Before November Jul 21, 2026 · J.R. Majewski · 62/100
    C+
    Political Lean 58% Right-leaning
  4. McCaul pushes Russia sanctions bill honoring Graham, discusses Iran strikes on Fox News Sunday Jul 19, 2026 · Michael T McCaul · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 55% Right-leaning
  5. Blanche meets Epstein survivors after Tillis ultimatum as Cornyn weighs AG vote Jul 19, 2026 · CNN · 78/100
    B+
    Political Lean 62% Left-leaning
  6. Tillis Senate speech warns SAVE America Act cannot be implemented before midterms Jul 16, 2026 · The Hill · 85/100
    A-
    Political Lean 5% Right-leaning
  7. Tillis Conditions Blanche AG Confirmation on Meeting Epstein Survivors Jul 16, 2026 · PBS NewsHour · 92/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered
  8. Fox Business discusses Lindsey Graham's death, Senate agenda and debt interest costs Jul 13, 2026 · Fox Business · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  9. Tillis Calls for Pulte's Removal as Acting DNI Amid Election Concerns Jun 28, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 25% Left-leaning
  10. Republicans Show Limited Breaks With Trump on Key Votes Ahead of Midterms Jun 17, 2026 · Guardian News · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 35% Left-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