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C.J. Robinson

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New York
As seen in: The Upshot (The New York Times), The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Columbia Journalism Review, Tow Center, Breaking One
2026-27 New York Times @UpshotNYT fellow Previously @towcenter @columbiajourn

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C.J. Robinson’s Journalist Portfolio

The White House is its own media outlet.

The White House is its own media outlet.

The Trump administration is publishing articles that are top-ranked on Google News.

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Polymarket affiliates are spreading misinformation on X.

Polymarket affiliates are spreading misinformation on X.

"News" accounts tied to betting markets are filling a demand for breaking news on a platform many journalists…

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X is using AI fact-checkers.

X is using AI fact-checkers.

Eight AI bots contribute about 10 percent of the platform's "Community Notes."

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Replacing a Senate Nominee Is Rare. Has It Ever Worked?

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By C.J. Robinson
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Replacing a Senate Nominee Is Rare. Has It Ever Worked? Graham Platner is one of just a handful of candidates in recent decades who have withdrawn from a Senate race after securing a major party nomination. Alan Keyes, right, was a replacement Senate nominee in Illinois in 2004 after the winner of the Republican primary withdrew amid scandal.
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Replacing a Senate Nominee Is Rare. Has It Ever Worked?

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By C.J. Robinson
| Breaking One
(The Upshot) Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, suspended his campaign on Wednesday in the wake of a rape allegation he denies. It's now up to the Maine Democratic Party to find a replacement candidate. How rare is this? Of more than 500 Senate races over the past 30 years, we identified only nine instances when a major party replaced its nominee. Only two of those nine races ended in a win for the replacement candidate, though the circumstances varied widely.
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Inside Restoration News , a Political Nonprofit’s ‘Newsroom’

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By C.J. Robinson
| Columbia Journalism Review Verified
Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Restoration News, which covers topics ranging from abortion to diversity in the military to local school policies, calls itself the news source for the “America First movement.” It is also a line item in a political operation. The site is directly funded by Restoration of America, a right-wing nonprofit that brought in more than seventy-five million dollars in 2024 and spends much of that money on political projects and action committees.
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