Distraction🔒 v1
NOISE: Routine State and Local Political Coverage
2026-03-02 · 8 sources · 98% confidence
multi state · narrow
A
—
Constitutional Damage
B
2.8
Media Hype
Low
+3 BALANCED
Summary
Routine coverage of state and local elections, primary races, and political candidates unrelated to federal administration actions.
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
Ignore this coverage unless you're a voter in one of these specific state/local races; focus attention on the week's actual List A events involving election seizure orders, birthright citizenship challenges, and federal worker rights rollbacks.
Why This Score
This is textbook noise: routine state and local election coverage with zero federal administration involvement, no constitutional implications, and no institutional levers engaged. The articles cover standard primary races, early voting statistics, and candidate positioning—normal democratic processes that occur every election cycle. With mechanism=null and no connection to federal governance actions, this passes all noise gate criteria.
A-Score Drivers
Election Integrity & Transfer of Power×0.22
0.0/5
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
B-Score: Layer 1 — Hype (55%)
Outrage-bait
0.0/5
Meme-ability
0.0/5
Novelty Spike
0.0/5
Media Friendliness
1.0/5
Layer 2 — Strategic (45%)
Media-Volume Mismatch
0.0/5
Timing Overlap
Score History
v1 Mar 3: A=— B=5.5 (auto) — Initial automated scoring
v1 Mar 3: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 3: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 3: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 4: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 4: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 4: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 4: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 5: A=— B=2.8 (auto) — Deferred scoring (caught up)
v1 Mar 5: A=— B=2.8 (system:48h_auto) — 48-hour auto-freeze
Factual Claims
✓
Coverage includes Texas primaries, North Carolina early voting, NY AG race, and Maine 2nd District— Article titles in summary
✓
No federal administration actions or mechanisms involved— Event metadata shows mechanism=null, scope=multi_state but no federal lever
✓
This week includes multiple high-A events (election seizure EO, birthright citizenship challenges, federal worker rights)— Context list provided
Sources (8)
Question To Candidates : How Will You Actually Represent Us ? — times-herald.com
Local4 Four Things You Need to Know for March 2 , 2026— ksnblocal4.com
Should tariff money go back to businesses or to Ohioans ? U . S . Senate candidates split on that— wosu.org
Former federal prosecutor Komatireddy aims to unseat NY AG | Political— dailygazette.com