{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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This figure is on pace to surpass the early voting turnout of the 2022 midterms, according to data tracked by the UF Election Lab.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-27T22:45:40.953Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-27T21:42:01.219Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:45:40.953Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":30,"critic":45,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"All six sources are digests, providing no original reporting or named sources.","critic":"The digests are identical, offering no original reporting, quotes, or context.","hype":"The headline is a direct copy across all sources, lacking specific details or urgency."}},"tags":["#EarlyVoting","#MidtermElections","#USPolitics","#ElectionData"],"entities":["Michael McDonald","University of Florida","UF Election Lab"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["More than 34 million people have cast early ballots as of Tuesday afternoon.","The current early voting total is projected to exceed the numbers from the 2022 midterm elections.","Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the University of Florida, tracks early voting data through the UF Election Lab."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As of Tuesday afternoon, over 34 million Americans had cast early ballots in the ongoing midterm elections. This figure includes both in-person voting and mail-in votes. The current pace of early voting suggests it will surpass the total early vote count from the 2022 midterm elections."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Michael McDonald, a professor of political science at the University of Florida, manages the UF Election Lab, which monitors early voting statistics. His analysis indicates the current early voting tally is on track to exceed previous midterm election numbers."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mentioned the potential for flipping control of the House and Senate from Republicans to Democrats. 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