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John Barrasso

Republican on Democrat Party (Executive Session) 2026-07-30

915 words · 81 sentences · 90 clauses

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Average 75 / 100

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Mr. President, Positioning · 26 wordstoday’s Democrat Party is being driven by extremists, and there is actually an extreme group that is driving the party further and further to the left.Positioning Claims · 103 wordsIt is called the Democratic Socialists of America.¹ Its membership is growing, its radical candidates are winning, and its far-left vision is spreading. You may see it happening in Michigan this coming Tuesday with their primary election. This organization has issued a manifesto. That is right--a manifesto. In a recent interview with FOX News, the cochair of the Democratic Socialists of America admitted that this manifesto is filled with policies and politics that are extreme.² She admitted it. Let me say it again. The cochair of the Democratic Socialists of America admitted on national television that their manifesto is filled with extreme policies. Positioning · 14 wordsShe has now become the face of today’s Democrat Party all across the country.Positioning Claims · 117 wordsShe was asked whether her organization wants to abolish the U.S. Senate. She said, ``True.’’³ She was asked whether they want to replace the Presidency and the Supreme Court. She said, ``Yep.’’⁴ She was asked whether they want to abolish ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. She said, ``Absolutely.’’⁵ She was asked whether they want to abolish borders and give amnesty to every illegal immigrant in America, including illegal immigrant criminals. She said, ``As a long-term plan, yep.’’⁶ She was asked whether they want to defund our military. She replied, ``Absolutely.’’⁷ She was asked whether they want to abolish prisons. She said, ``Yeah.’’⁸ She was asked whether they want government control of private companies. She said, ``Yeah. Absolutely.’’⁹ Procedure · 14 wordsThere you have it.Unearned certainty Those are some of the policies of the liberal left.Procedure Positioning · 20 wordsToday’s Democrat Party is being driven by its activist wing. These are people who are radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary.Positioning Claims · 19 wordsThey have put it in writing--they include it in their manifesto--and they are admitting it out loud on television. Positioning · 12 wordsHere in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Senators are embracing these radical policies.Positioning Claims · 35 wordsThey are campaigning and will be campaigning this weekend for extremists in their parties. One sitting Democrat Senator, whose desk is right over there, said, clearly, we are seeing ``the future of the Democrat Party.’’¹⁰ Positioning · 18 wordsTheir manifesto is being reflected in the votes of the Democrats on this floor of the U.S. Senate.Positioning Claims · 31 wordsFor 65 years, the National Defense Authorization Act has passed with bipartisan support in the Senate.¹¹ This month, every single Democrat in this body voted to block funding for our military.¹² Positioning · 21 wordsOur servicemembers are paying the price, and they are paying the price because the Democrats have turned to the radical left.Positioning Claims · 16 wordsEven the New York Times admits Democrats have crossed a red line by blocking defense funding.¹³ Positioning · 29 wordsThe same radical agenda that targets America also targets our closest ally, Israel. One of the leaders of this anti-Israel campaign is the current mayor of New York City.Positioning Claims · 44 wordsHe has called for the arrest of Israel’s Prime Minister.¹⁴ This is exactly what their radical manifesto demands. The liberal, extreme mayor of New York City wants to hand over the Prime Minister of Israel to an unaccountable group called the International Criminal Court. Positioning · 12 wordsIt is not a real court. It lacks legitimacy. It lacks credibility.Positioning Claims · 53 wordsIn its 24 years of existence, it has never charged a single leader of Iran for Iran’s atrocities against the world.¹⁵ Yet this group claims the right to arrest and punish America’s men and women in uniform. The United States is not a member of the so-called International Criminal Court nor is Israel.¹⁶ Positioning · 101 wordsThe mayor of New York City is a loyalist of the United Nations, not the United States. From the campaign trail to the cloakroom of Congress, the far left has revealed its radical beliefs. Democrats are determined to tear down our country and tear up the Constitution. They want to open the borders and control the economy. They want to weaken our military and abandon Israel. These policies would be disastrous for our Nation. There is no part of America that they do not want to destroy. The American people reject Democrats’ radical policies. The American people demand and deserve better.Positioning Promise · 93 wordsRepublicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, for liberty, Vague promiseand for continued American greatness. As long as there is a Constitution, Republicans will not abolish the Senate. No State will lose its equal voice without its consent, and we will not silence the voice of the people who we represent. Republicans will not end immigration enforcement. Our priority is safety for law-abiding citizens, not illegal immigrant criminals. Republicans will never allow America to become a sanctuary country. Republicans will not abolish prisons. Republicans will not release criminals back into our communities. Positioning · 13 wordsDemocrats’ pro-crime policies are dangerous, and they are dangerous all across the country.Positioning Claims · 4 wordsWe have a Constitution, Positioning · 19 wordsand that Constitution and secure borders and law and order and military strength and economic freedom--they are not optional.Positioning Reasoning · 35 wordsThey are the foundation of a free society, one that Democrats want to tear down. Without these fundamental foundations of a free society, there really is no safety, no security, no prosperity, and no self-government. Claims · 6 wordsRepublicans and most Americans know that.Unearned certainty Reasoning · 9 wordsWithout them, there is no United States of America. Procedure · 6 wordsLet me end where I began.Procedure Positioning · 28 wordsToday’s Democrat Party is being driven by the radical left. They have a movement. They have a manifesto. And they mean to do great harm to our country.Positioning Promise · 6 wordsWe cannot allow it to happen. Procedure · 11 wordsI yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.Procedure

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Signal · 53

36 of 39 deductions are Signal

Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.

Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “today’s Democrat Party is being driven by extremists,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and there is actually an extreme group that is driving the party further and further to the left.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “She has now become the face of today’s Democrat Party all across the country.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “There you have it.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Those are some of the policies of the liberal left.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Today’s Democrat Party is being driven by its activist wing.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “These are people who are radical, extreme, dangerous,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and scary.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Here in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Senators are embracing these radical policies.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Their manifesto is being reflected in the votes of the Democrats on this floor of the U.S. Senate.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Our servicemembers are paying the price,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and they are paying the price because the Democrats have turned to the radical left.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The same radical agenda that targets America also targets our closest ally, Israel.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “One of the leaders of this anti-Israel campaign is the current mayor of New York City.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It is not a real court.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It lacks legitimacy.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “It lacks credibility.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The mayor of New York City is a loyalist of the United Nations, not the United States.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “From the campaign trail to the cloakroom of Congress, the far left has revealed its radical beliefs.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Democrats are determined to tear down our country and tear up the Constitution.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They want to open the borders and control the economy.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They want to weaken our military and abandon Israel.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “These policies would be disastrous for our Nation.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “There is no part of America that they do not want to destroy.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The American people reject Democrats’ radical policies.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “The American people demand and deserve better.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Democrats’ pro-crime policies are dangerous,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and they are dangerous all across the country.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “and that Constitution and secure borders and law and order and military strength and economic freedom--they are not optional.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Let me end where I began.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Today’s Democrat Party is being driven by the radical left.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They have a movement.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “They have a manifesto.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “And they mean to do great harm to our country.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I yield the floor.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “I suggest the absence of a quorum.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

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Respect · no score

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Clarity · 97

3 of 39 deductions are Clarity

Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “There you have it”The formula asserts that the conclusion has been proven without pointing to any evidence for it.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “continue to fight for freedom, for liberty”No actor, action, date, or measure is given for what ‘fighting’ would actually involve.
Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “Republicans and most Americans know that”Claiming what most Americans know substitutes a ‘everyone knows’ formula for any source or evidence.

Claims · 16

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1“It is called the Democratic Socialists of America.”An organization called the Democratic Socialists of America exists.search
2“In a recent interview with FOX News, the cochair of the Democratic Socialists of America admitted that this manifesto is filled with policies and politics that are extreme.”In a recent interview with FOX News, the co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America said the organization’s manifesto is filled with policies and politics that are extreme.search
3“She said, ``True.’’”When asked in the interview whether the Democratic Socialists of America want to abolish the U.S. Senate, the co-chair answered ‘True.’search
4“She said, ``Yep.’’”When asked whether the organization wants to replace the Presidency and the Supreme Court, the DSA co-chair answered ‘Yep.’search
5“She said, ``Absolutely.’’”When asked whether the DSA wants to abolish ICE, the co-chair answered ‘Absolutely.’search
6“She said, ``As a long-term plan, yep.’’”When asked whether the DSA wants to abolish borders and give amnesty to every illegal immigrant in America, the co-chair answered ‘As a long-term plan, yep.’search
7“She replied, ``Absolutely.’’”When asked whether the DSA wants to defund the military, the co-chair answered ‘Absolutely.’search
8“She said, ``Yeah.’’”When asked whether the DSA wants to abolish prisons, the co-chair answered ‘Yeah.’search
9“Absolutely.’’”When asked whether the DSA wants government control of private companies, the co-chair answered ‘Yeah. Absolutely.’search
10“One sitting Democrat Senator, whose desk is right over there, said, clearly, we are seeing ``the future of the Democrat Party.’’”A sitting Democrat Senator said the country is seeing ‘the future of the Democrat Party.’search
11“For 65 years, the National Defense Authorization Act has passed with bipartisan support in the Senate.”For 65 years, the National Defense Authorization Act has passed with bipartisan support in the Senate.search
12“This month, every single Democrat in this body voted to block funding for our military.”In July 2026, every Democrat Senator voted to block funding for the military.search
13“Even the New York Times admits Democrats have crossed a red line by blocking defense funding.”The New York Times published that Democrats crossed a red line by blocking defense funding.search
14“He has called for the arrest of Israel’s Prime Minister.”The current mayor of New York City has called for the arrest of Israel’s Prime Minister.search
15“In its 24 years of existence, it has never charged a single leader of Iran”In its 24 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has never charged a leader of Iran.search
16“The United States is not a member of the so-called International Criminal Court nor is Israel.”Neither the United States nor Israel is a member of the International Criminal Court.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15