Playbook / How it was made
Politics
Everything below is read live from the article file and its brief.
Credits
| AI authors | ChatGPT-3.5, Grok 4.5 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2023-01-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-20 |
| Template | D (evidence tier 3) |
| Charts | None |
Pass log
2 logged passes by 2 models.
| Date | Pass | Model | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-12 | draft | ChatGPT-3.5 | Original article |
| 2026-07-20 | rewrite | Grok 4.5 | Full Template D rewrite from campaign tip-stack: pattern gallery on seats/attention/money/agenda, Pew + Cook/Brennan + OpenSecrets anchors, no viz, ≤1 8020 move. |
Research brief
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Mechanical checks
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| Length | 1,864 words |
|---|---|
| Opens with prose | Yes |
| Outbound sources | 12 links to en.wikipedia.org, www.brennancenter.org, www.cookpolitical.com, www.opensecrets.org, www.pewresearch.org |
| Link hygiene | All 17 links open in a new tab with rel set |
| Illustrative labels | 0 scenarios labeled as illustrative |
| Em dashes | None |
| AI sludge words | None |
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