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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "midterms",
  "title": "Midterms",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/midterms/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/midterms.json",
  "summary": "Midterm election political developments and related controversies",
  "why_now": "News outlets explicitly tied recent stories (data center backlash, high-profile meetings, ethics probes) to midterm timing, creating an electoral lens that drove the spike.",
  "evidence_summary": "- News linking midterms to policy and political actors (NYT: data center backlash intersecting with midterms) - Coverage of high-profile political meetings and maneuvering (CNBC: Jeffries meeting Kushner as midterms loom) - Articles on ethics/probes accelerating because of midterm timing (The Hill) — explicit political/government context",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Political Controversy",
  "collected_at": "Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Political Controversy",
  "score": 82.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms - The New York Times",
    "Democratic House leader Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner as midterms loom - CNBC"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms - The New York Times",
      "source": "The New York Times",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxNelpMLW5zcG5WXzhQT1FZdzBWSEdHUGhxeDdrVjh5dGtYWWZ2SUJ2Yi10R24tRnY1bW93WHFZdkd4R3lQNDdGZW1DeDBFa3N0TGdoazFFZ2xnUm5aNW9nY0x0Z1pBdjQyZ2tQTFFRS09rdG1ibHdPM0ZPSGVIQXpPRFRYNjJ2d2dfV3c?oc=5"
    }
  ],
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    "record_id": "202608240702_signal_Quality-3-midterms",
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