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Yee", "claim_count": 5, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 5, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 3, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 3, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "matt-mahan", "candidate_name": "Matt Mahan", "claim_count": 3, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "steve-hilton", "candidate_name": "Steve Hilton", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "qualify" }, { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 15, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:governance:budget-performance-and-services", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "budget-performance-and-services", "idea_ids": [ "idea:governance:budget-performance", "idea:governance:state-turnaround-accountability", "idea:governance:service-access-regional-opportunity", "idea:governance:public-investment", "idea:governance:household-relief" ], "issue_id": "governance", "label": "Budget performance and public services", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 5, "claim_count": 13, "issue_candidate_count": 8, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 2, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "governance--budget-performance", "primary_idea_slug": "budget-performance", "quality_flags": [ "generic_fallback_rule", "single_candidate", "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 14, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 4, "record": 0, "support": 10, "unclear": 1 }, "summary": "State budget, spending, public-service, affordability, and results-oriented management approaches." }, { "approach_ids": [ "governance--civil-rights-community-protection", "governance--transparency-ethics", "governance--oversight-accountability" ], "candidate_count": 5, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 4, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 3, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "matt-mahan", "candidate_name": "Matt Mahan", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "qualify" }, { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "katie-porter", "candidate_name": "Katie Porter", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "unclear" }, { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 10, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:governance:rights-ethics-and-community", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "rights-ethics-and-community", "idea_ids": [ "idea:governance:civil-rights-community-protection", "idea:governance:transparency-ethics", "idea:governance:oversight-accountability" ], "issue_id": "governance", "label": "Rights, ethics, and community protection", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 5, "claim_count": 10, "issue_candidate_count": 8, "party": "Democratic" } ], "primary_approach_id": "governance--civil-rights-community-protection", "primary_idea_slug": "civil-rights-community-protection", "quality_flags": [ "generic_fallback_rule", "mixed_support_opposition" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 8, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 3, "qualify": 1, "record": 0, "support": 5, "unclear": 1 }, "summary": "Civil-rights, ethics, transparency, anti-corruption, and protected-community approaches." }, { "approach_ids": [ "health-care--single-payer-universal-coverage", "health-care--public-option-premium-controls", "health-care--care-workforce-local-access", "health-care--reproductive-health-protection" ], "candidate_count": 8, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "betty-t-yee", "candidate_name": "Betty T. Yee", "claim_count": 4, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 3, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 3, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "katie-porter", "candidate_name": "Katie Porter", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tony-k-thurmond", "candidate_name": "Tony K. Thurmond", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "chad-bianco", "candidate_name": "Chad Bianco", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "oppose" }, { "candidate_id": "steve-hilton", "candidate_name": "Steve Hilton", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 16, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:health-care:coverage-expansion", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "coverage-expansion", "idea_ids": [ "idea:health-care:single-payer-universal-coverage", "idea:health-care:public-option-premium-controls", "idea:health-care:care-workforce-local-access", "idea:health-care:reproductive-health-protection" ], "issue_id": "health-care", "label": "Coverage expansion and public options", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 6, "claim_count": 14, "issue_candidate_count": 6, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 2, "claim_count": 2, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "health-care--single-payer-universal-coverage", "primary_idea_slug": "single-payer-universal-coverage", "quality_flags": [ "mixed_support_opposition", "single_candidate", "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 13, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 1, "qualify": 3, "record": 0, "support": 12, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Single-payer, universal coverage, public-option, premium-control, and merger-review approaches." }, { "approach_ids": [ "health-care--medi-cal-federal-funding", "health-care--aca-patient-protections", "health-care--health-access-record" ], "candidate_count": 2, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 4, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 4, "stance": "qualify" }, { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "qualify" } ], "claim_count": 5, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "limited", "group_id": "idea-group:health-care:public-program-protection", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "public-program-protection", "idea_ids": [ "idea:health-care:medi-cal-federal-funding", "idea:health-care:aca-patient-protections", "idea:health-care:health-access-record" ], "issue_id": "health-care", "label": "Public-program protection and access record", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 2, "claim_count": 5, "issue_candidate_count": 6, "party": "Democratic" } ], "primary_approach_id": "health-care--medi-cal-federal-funding", "primary_idea_slug": "medi-cal-federal-funding", "quality_flags": [ "single_candidate", "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 5, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 1, "qualify": 3, "record": 0, "support": 1, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Medi-Cal, Medicaid, ACA/patient protections, federal funding, and prior access-expansion evidence." }, { "approach_ids": [ "health-system-accountability--aca-nondiscrimination-enforcement", "health-system-accountability--prescription-drug-pricing" ], "candidate_count": 1, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 3, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 3, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 3, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "single_candidate", "group_id": "idea-group:health-system-accountability:market-and-program-enforcement", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "market-and-program-enforcement", "idea_ids": [ "idea:health-system-accountability:aca-nondiscrimination-enforcement", "idea:health-system-accountability:prescription-drug-pricing" ], "issue_id": "health-system-accountability", "label": "Market and program enforcement", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 3, "issue_candidate_count": 1, "party": "Democratic" } ], "primary_approach_id": "health-system-accountability--prescription-drug-pricing", "primary_idea_slug": "prescription-drug-pricing", "quality_flags": [ "record_only", "single_candidate", "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 3, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 0, "record": 2, "support": 1, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Medi-Cal fraud, ACA enforcement, prescription drug pricing, and health-market accountability approaches." }, { "approach_ids": [ "housing-homelessness--housing-supply-permits", "housing-homelessness--construction-cost-drivers" ], "candidate_count": 9, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "matt-mahan", "candidate_name": "Matt Mahan", "claim_count": 7, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 5, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 6, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 6, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 6, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 5, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "chad-bianco", "candidate_name": "Chad Bianco", "claim_count": 6, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 4, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "katie-porter", "candidate_name": "Katie Porter", "claim_count": 5, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 4, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 4, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 3, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tony-k-thurmond", "candidate_name": "Tony K. Thurmond", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "eric-swalwell", "candidate_name": "Eric Swalwell", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 38, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:housing-homelessness:supply-approval-and-construction", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "supply-approval-and-construction", "idea_ids": [ "idea:housing-homelessness:housing-supply-permits", "idea:housing-homelessness:construction-cost-drivers" ], "issue_id": "housing-homelessness", "label": "Supply, approvals, and construction capacity", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 7, "claim_count": 31, "issue_candidate_count": 7, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 2, "claim_count": 7, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "housing-homelessness--housing-supply-permits", "primary_idea_slug": "housing-supply-permits", "quality_flags": [], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 20, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 4, "record": 0, "support": 34, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Approaches that try to increase housing supply by speeding approvals, reducing build costs, or changing construction methods." }, { "approach_ids": [ "housing-homelessness--renter-homelessness-relief", "housing-homelessness--renter-protection-prevention", "housing-homelessness--homelessness-spending-accountability", "housing-homelessness--encampment-enforcement-indoor-placement" ], "candidate_count": 6, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "matt-mahan", "candidate_name": "Matt Mahan", "claim_count": 7, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 7, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "chad-bianco", "candidate_name": "Chad Bianco", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "katie-porter", "candidate_name": "Katie Porter", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "steve-hilton", "candidate_name": "Steve Hilton", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 15, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:housing-homelessness:renter-homelessness-services", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "renter-homelessness-services", "idea_ids": [ "idea:housing-homelessness:renter-homelessness-relief", "idea:housing-homelessness:renter-protection-prevention", "idea:housing-homelessness:homelessness-spending-accountability", "idea:housing-homelessness:encampment-enforcement-indoor-placement" ], "issue_id": "housing-homelessness", "label": "Homelessness response and renter prevention", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 4, "claim_count": 12, "issue_candidate_count": 7, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 2, "claim_count": 3, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "housing-homelessness--renter-homelessness-relief", "primary_idea_slug": "renter-homelessness-relief", "quality_flags": [ "single_candidate", "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 13, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 3, "record": 0, "support": 9, "unclear": 3 }, "summary": "Shelter, services, prevention, renter protections, accountability, and encampment-response approaches." }, { "approach_ids": [ "housing-homelessness--public-affordable-housing", "housing-homelessness--housing-tax-local-funds", "housing-homelessness--homebuyer-down-payment-help", "housing-homelessness--household-relief" ], "candidate_count": 5, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 6, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 6, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tony-k-thurmond", "candidate_name": "Tony K. Thurmond", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "katie-porter", "candidate_name": "Katie Porter", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 11, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:housing-homelessness:public-affordability-finance", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "public-affordability-finance", "idea_ids": [ "idea:housing-homelessness:public-affordable-housing", "idea:housing-homelessness:housing-tax-local-funds", "idea:housing-homelessness:homebuyer-down-payment-help", "idea:housing-homelessness:household-relief" ], "issue_id": "housing-homelessness", "label": "Public finance and affordability supports", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 5, "claim_count": 11, "issue_candidate_count": 7, "party": "Democratic" } ], "primary_approach_id": "housing-homelessness--public-affordable-housing", "primary_idea_slug": "public-affordable-housing", "quality_flags": [ "generic_fallback_rule", "single_candidate" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 11, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 1, "record": 0, "support": 10, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Public, tax, subsidy, or direct-assistance approaches to make homes affordable or help buyers." }, { "approach_ids": [ "housing-homelessness--insurance-market-stability" ], "candidate_count": 2, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "chad-bianco", "candidate_name": "Chad Bianco", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "qualify" }, { "candidate_id": "katie-porter", "candidate_name": "Katie Porter", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 2, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "limited", "group_id": "idea-group:housing-homelessness:insurance-risk-stability", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "insurance-risk-stability", "idea_ids": [ "idea:housing-homelessness:insurance-market-stability" ], "issue_id": "housing-homelessness", "label": "Insurance and climate-risk stability", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 1, "issue_candidate_count": 7, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 1, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "housing-homelessness--insurance-market-stability", "primary_idea_slug": "insurance-market-stability", "quality_flags": [ "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 1, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 1, "record": 0, "support": 1, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Housing affordability approaches centered on insurance availability, premiums, and climate-risk pricing." }, { "approach_ids": [ "immigration--ice-accountability", "immigration--lawful-enforcement-calming" ], "candidate_count": 6, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "tony-k-thurmond", "candidate_name": "Tony K. Thurmond", "claim_count": 4, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 4, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "eric-swalwell", "candidate_name": "Eric Swalwell", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "katie-porter", "candidate_name": "Katie Porter", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tom-steyer", "candidate_name": "Tom Steyer", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "qualify" } ], "claim_count": 9, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:immigration:enforcement-accountability", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "enforcement-accountability", "idea_ids": [ "idea:immigration:ice-accountability", "idea:immigration:lawful-enforcement-calming" ], "issue_id": "immigration", "label": "Enforcement accountability and de-escalation", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 6, "claim_count": 9, "issue_candidate_count": 7, "party": "Democratic" } ], "primary_approach_id": "immigration--ice-accountability", "primary_idea_slug": "ice-accountability", "quality_flags": [], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 9, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 2, "record": 0, "support": 7, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "ICE accountability, state-cooperation conditions, lawful enforcement, and de-escalation approaches." }, { "approach_ids": [ "immigration--immigrant-services" ], "candidate_count": 3, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "chad-bianco", "candidate_name": "Chad Bianco", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "matt-mahan", "candidate_name": "Matt Mahan", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "xavier-becerra", "candidate_name": "Xavier Becerra", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" } ], "claim_count": 3, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "limited", "group_id": "idea-group:immigration:immigrant-support-services", "group_kind": "rights", "group_slug": "immigrant-support-services", "idea_ids": [ "idea:immigration:immigrant-services" ], "issue_id": "immigration", "label": "Immigrant support services", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 2, "claim_count": 2, "issue_candidate_count": 7, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 1, "issue_candidate_count": 1, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "immigration--immigrant-services", "primary_idea_slug": "immigrant-services", "quality_flags": [], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 3, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 0, "record": 0, "support": 3, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Legal services, hotlines, know-your-rights education, and immigrant support programs." }, { "approach_ids": [ "public-safety--policing-accountability", "public-safety--public-safety-results" ], "candidate_count": 3, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "chad-bianco", "candidate_name": "Chad Bianco", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "matt-mahan", "candidate_name": "Matt Mahan", "claim_count": 2, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 2, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "antonio-villaraigosa", "candidate_name": "Antonio Villaraigosa", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Democratic", "source_count": 1, "stance": "record" } ], "claim_count": 5, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "comparative", "group_id": "idea-group:public-safety:law-enforcement-capacity", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "law-enforcement-capacity", "idea_ids": [ "idea:public-safety:policing-accountability", "idea:public-safety:public-safety-results" ], "issue_id": "public-safety", "label": "Law-enforcement capacity and outcomes", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 2, "claim_count": 3, "issue_candidate_count": 3, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 2, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "public-safety--policing-accountability", "primary_idea_slug": "policing-accountability", "quality_flags": [ "single_candidate", "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 5, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 1, "record": 1, "support": 2, "unclear": 1 }, "summary": "Police staffing, accountability, emergency response, and public-safety outcome claims." }, { "approach_ids": [ "public-safety--jail-prison-conditions" ], "candidate_count": 2, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "steve-hilton", "candidate_name": "Steve Hilton", "claim_count": 3, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "chad-bianco", "candidate_name": "Chad Bianco", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "unclear" } ], "claim_count": 4, "curation_note": "Codex semantic grouping over deterministic source-backed approach clusters; source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "limited", "group_id": "idea-group:public-safety:custody-and-jail-oversight", "group_kind": "rights", "group_slug": "custody-and-jail-oversight", "idea_ids": [ "idea:public-safety:jail-prison-conditions" ], "issue_id": "public-safety", "label": "Custody and jail oversight", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 2, "claim_count": 4, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "public-safety--jail-prison-conditions", "primary_idea_slug": "jail-prison-conditions", "quality_flags": [], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 2, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 1, "record": 0, "support": 2, "unclear": 1 }, "summary": "Jail operations, custody conditions, detention oversight, and correctional accountability approaches." }, { "approach_ids": [ "public-safety--gun-policy" ], "candidate_count": 2, "candidate_summaries": [ { "candidate_id": "steve-hilton", "candidate_name": "Steve Hilton", "claim_count": 1, "party": "Republican", "source_count": 1, "stance": "support" }, { "candidate_id": "tony-k-thurmond", "candidate_name": "Tony K. 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source rows remain attached to the child approaches.", "evidence_quality": "limited", "group_id": "idea-group:taxes-economy:business-infrastructure-finance", "group_kind": "approach", "group_slug": "business-infrastructure-finance", "idea_ids": [ "idea:taxes-economy:jobs-business-growth", "idea:taxes-economy:consumer-financial-oversight" ], "issue_id": "taxes-economy", "label": "Business climate and infrastructure finance", "party_aggregates": [ { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 1, "issue_candidate_count": 8, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 1, "claim_count": 1, "issue_candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "primary_approach_id": "taxes-economy--jobs-business-growth", "primary_idea_slug": "jobs-business-growth", "quality_flags": [ "record_only", "single_candidate", "single_source" ], "review_status": "codex_curated_review_candidate", "source_count": 2, "stance_counts": { "oppose": 0, "qualify": 1, "record": 1, "support": 0, "unclear": 0 }, "summary": "Business-growth, consumer-finance oversight, and usage-fee approaches to economic infrastructure." } ], "inputs": { "search_index": "public/data/claim-network/search_index.json", "site_data": "public/data/site-data.json" }, "issues": [ { "analysis_questions": [ "Is the row diagnosing housing affordability, unsheltered homelessness, or both?", "Does the proposal create housing supply, prevent displacement, move people indoors, or audit spending?", "What capacity, funding, or local compliance has to exist for the proposal to work?" ], "approach_ids": [ "housing-homelessness--housing-supply-permits", "housing-homelessness--renter-homelessness-relief", "housing-homelessness--homelessness-spending-accountability", "housing-homelessness--homebuyer-down-payment-help", "housing-homelessness--household-relief", "housing-homelessness--public-affordable-housing", "housing-homelessness--housing-tax-local-funds", "housing-homelessness--insurance-market-stability", "housing-homelessness--construction-cost-drivers", "housing-homelessness--renter-protection-prevention", "housing-homelessness--encampment-enforcement-indoor-placement" ], "candidate_count": 9, "claim_count": 66, "coverage_summary": { "average_score": 54, "by_quality": { "comparative": 2, "limited": 7, "single_candidate": 2 }, "warning": "Coverage summarizes normalized source rows only; 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missing rows are not opposition." }, "idea_group_ids": [ "idea-group:education-childcare:school-investment-and-governance", "idea-group:education-childcare:college-and-child-care-costs" ], "issue_id": "education-childcare", "label": "Education & Child Care", "party_denominators": [ { "candidate_count": 4, "party": "Democratic" }, { "candidate_count": 2, "party": "Republican" } ], "problem_statement": "Education and child-care rows combine student outcomes, school governance, higher-education affordability, child-care capacity, and workforce preparation.", "summary": "Schools, higher education, child care, parental control, and workforce training.", "theme_ids": [ "child-care", "education", "education-affordability", "education-budget", "education-workforce-costs", "family-social-policy", "financial-education", "high-school-redesign", "higher-education", "literacy" ] }, { "analysis_questions": [ "Is the row limiting enforcement, accepting enforcement with safeguards, or expanding support services?", "Which level of government has authority over the lever being proposed?", "What tradeoff exists between rights protection, public safety claims, federal-state conflict, and service access?" ], "approach_ids": [ "immigration--ice-accountability", "immigration--immigrant-services", "immigration--lawful-enforcement-calming" ], "candidate_count": 8, "claim_count": 12, "coverage_summary": { "average_score": 70, "by_quality": { "comparative": 1, "limited": 2 }, "warning": "Coverage summarizes normalized source rows only; 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