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Govs. Kevin Stitt and Wes Moore say civility can win general elections but primaries promote partisanship

Govs. Kevin Stitt, R-Okla., and Wes Moore, D-Md., on Friday blamed partisan primaries for making politics more extreme and called for bringing back “dignity” in politics and government.

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Kevin Stitt, R-Okla., and Wes Moore, D-Md., on Friday blamed partisan primaries for making politics more extreme and called for bringing back “dignity” in politics and government.

Asked whether dignity is a quality that could win a presidential election, Stitt told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, “I would think so.” They were speaking during a moderated conversation with Moore and Dr.

Tim Shriver at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Oklahoma City.

“I think the pendulum is swinging,” the Oklahoma governor added. “Of course, you get to the general election, it wins.

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Framing report

Origin wording grade

A 8/100 risk

Grade A reflects 8/100 framing risk from editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

Report confidence: 80%
Content format: straight news
Evidence findings: 2
Sentences checked: 20
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate lean-left (-25, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

Evidence behind the grade

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

“I think the pendulum is swinging,” the Oklahoma governor added. “Of course, you get to the general election, it wins.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

Tim Shriver at the National Governors Association summer meeting in Oklahoma City. “I think the pendulum is swinging,” the Oklahoma governor added. “Of course, you get to the general election, it wins.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Useful context, not penalties

Attributed claims 4
Attribution helps readers distinguish a source's claim from the article narrator's own assertion.

Asked whether dignity is a quality that could win a presidential election, Stitt told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, “I would think so.” They were speaking during a moderated conversation with Moore and Dr.
Uncertainty qualifiers 1
Qualifiers such as may, might, or reportedly are disclosed as technique but do not add framing-risk points by themselves.

Asked whether dignity is a quality that could win a presidential election, Stitt told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, “I would think so.” They were speaking during a moderated conversation with Moore and Dr.
Charged wording in quoted context 2
The wording was preserved as context but excluded from the grade because it appeared in an attributed quote or a legal/allegation context.

Kevin Stitt, R-Okla., and Wes Moore, D-Md., on Friday blamed partisan primaries for making politics more extreme and called for bringing back “dignity” in politics and government.

What this grade does and does not mean

This grade evaluates wording and reader-steering cues, not factual accuracy.
The outlet's general profile is separate context and does not affect this article grade.
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