Noise
McMaster Backs Evette for South Carolina Governor; Trump Endorsement Pending
2026-02-11 · 0 sources · 90% confidence
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
Ignore endorsement speculation entirely. Monitor whether South Carolina's actual gubernatorial race involves voter suppression tactics, election administration changes, or institutional capture attempts.
Why This Score
This is routine state-level succession politics with minimal constitutional implications. The speculation about Trump's endorsement is standard political horse-race coverage without governance substance. The A-score is negligible (election driver barely registers at 1/5 for normal political influence). B-score is low-moderate due to media-friendliness and Trump-name speculation, but lacks intentional distraction markers. Clearly passes noise gate: no institutional lever, no downstream mechanism, pure political theater.
Damage Score Drivers
Election Integrity & Transfer of Power×0.22
1.0/5
Rule of Law / Due Process×0.18
0.0/5
Separation of Powers×0.16
0.0/5
Civil Rights / Equal Protection×0.14
0.0/5
Institutional Capture×0.14
0.0/5
Corruption / Self-Dealing×0.1
0.0/5
Violence / Intimidation Enabling×0.06
0.0/5
Sev: durability=0.8 · reversibility=0.8 · precedent=0.8 · mech=1× scope=0.95×
Hype Score: Layer 1 — Hype (55%)
Outrage-bait
1.0/5
Meme-ability
1.0/5
Novelty Spike
1.0/5
Media Friendliness
3.0/5
Layer 2 — Strategic (45%)
Media-Volume Mismatch
2.0/5
Timing Overlap
0.0/5
Narrative Pivot
0.0/5
Repeat Pattern Match
2.0/5
Intentionality: 2/15 → Minimal (0.10)