Hype
NOISE: Routine State and Local Political Coverage
2026-03-02 · 8 sources · 98% confidence
+3 BALANCED
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.
Damage 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
0.0/5
Violence / Intimidation Enabling×0.06
0.0/5
Sev: durability=0.8 · reversibility=0.8 · precedent=0.8 scope=1×
Hype 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
0.0/5
Narrative Pivot
0.0/5
Repeat Pattern Match
0.0/5
Intentionality: 0/15 → Minimal (0.10)