Lighthouse Mobile
· 0 checks — Mobile Lighthouse audit -- Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices, and SEO category breakdown.Detailed Report
Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.
Performance
Insights
Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Resource Size | Est Savings | |
|---|---|---|---|
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img | assets.realclear.com/images/69/699636.png | 55.8 KiB | 36.2 KiB |
DDHQ Logo div.election_widgets_2026_primaries > div#live_results_2016_primaries > div.election_data_source > img | www.realclearpolitics.com/images/ddhq_logo.png | 16.8 KiB | 16.4 KiB |
RealClear Media Fund | Celebrating 25 years of RealClearPolitics - Help Power t… a.donations_container > section > div.text_section > img | /asset/img/realclearmediafund-help-power-next-25-donate-p... | 17.5 KiB | 12.3 KiB |
div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/social-icons-with-gettr.png?v=1 | 8.0 KiB | 7.1 KiB |
April 21st Virginia Referendum div.election_widgets_2026_primaries > div#live_results_2016_primaries > div.lr_header > div.lr_title | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/election/flag_back_v2.png | 11.4 KiB | 6.1 KiB |
Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.
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Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.
Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| realclearpolitics.com/ | 1.2 s |
| www.realclearpolitics.com/ | 0.0 ms |
The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Diagnostics
Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/master.css?v=33 | 23.7 KiB | 6.8 KiB |
| www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/homeEverythingElse.css?v=15 | 11.0 KiB | 3.2 KiB |
| www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/rcp.css?v=3 | 9.8 KiB | 2.2 KiB |
| www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/top/rcmg_users_v2/RcmgModal.css?v=2 | 5.2 KiB | 2.1 KiB |
Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Transfer Size | Est Savings |
|---|---|---|
| www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/master.css?v=33 | 23.3 KiB | 21.7 KiB |
Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Category | Time Spent |
|---|---|
| Script Evaluation | 5.4 s |
| Other | 1.9 s |
| Script Parsing & Compilation | 839 ms |
| Style & Layout | 694 ms |
| Rendering | 240 ms |
| Garbage Collection | 149 ms |
| Parse HTML & CSS | 96 ms |
Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Large network payloads cost users real money and are highly correlated with long load times. Learn how to reduce payload sizes.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | |
|---|---|
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img | assets.realclear.com/images/69/699636.png |
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img | assets.realclear.com/images/69/699636.png |
Real Clear Politics Mobile Logo div.alpha-wrapper > div.logo > a > img.rcp-mobile-logo | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/realclearpolitics_logo.png |
DDHQ Logo div.election_widgets_2026_primaries > div#live_results_2016_primaries > div.election_data_source > img | www.realclearpolitics.com/images/ddhq_logo.png |
RealClear Media Fund | Celebrating 25 years of RealClearPolitics - Help Power t… a.donations_container > section > div.text_section > img | /asset/img/realclearmediafund-help-power-next-25-donate-p... |
Send a Tip artwork div.beta > div > a > img.lazyloaded | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/send_a_tip.gif |
down arrow div.rec-link-body > div.our_authors > div.our_authors_dropdown > img | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/grey-bg-chev.png |
red dropdown caret div.alpha-wrapper > span.verticals-menu > div.verticals-wrapper > img.full-site-arrow | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/rcp-site-arrow.png |
Black dropdown caret icon div.alpha > div#top > div.date-menu > img.lazyloaded | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/date-menu-icon.png |
Left caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-prev > img.lazyloaded | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-arrow-left-white.png |
Right caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-next > img.lazyloaded | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-arrow-right-white.png |
div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload | |
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload | |
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload |
More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.
Accessibility
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
Contrast
Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Accept all div.Card-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-0 > div.Card__CardHeader-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-1 > div.Frame-buoy__sc-1d4hofp-0 > button.Button__StyledButton-buoy__sc-a1qza5-0 |
PURPOSES div.Card-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-0 > div.Frame-buoy__sc-1d4hofp-0 > div.Pills__StyledPills-buoy__sc-pti2cl-0 > button.Pills__StyledPill-buoy__sc-pti2cl-1 |
1725 PARTNERS div.Card-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-0 > div.Frame-buoy__sc-1d4hofp-0 > div.Pills__StyledPills-buoy__sc-pti2cl-0 > button.Pills__StyledPill-buoy__sc-pti2cl-1 |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Names and labels
Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > img.jQ-section-menu div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > img.jQ-section-menu |
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img |
div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload |
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload |
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload |
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Real Clear Politics logo div#masthead-inner > div.alpha-wrapper > div.logo > a |
div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows |
div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows |
div.MCLeftColumn > ul.promos > li > a div.MCLeftColumn > ul.promos > li > a |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.tool |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.
Best practices
Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Operation Arnon: Inside Israel’s Daring Hostage Rescue in Gaza div#hp_video_module > div.pop-item > div.title > a |
1,575,332 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a |
51.5 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a |
1,486,288 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a |
48.5 tbody > tr.lr_table_data > td > a |
Iran Says It Seized 2 Ships li > ul > li > a |
Massive Wave of Lay-Offs in Iran li > ul > li > a |
Georgia Rep. Scott Dies at 80 li > ul > li > a |
4/22: SPLC Under Indictment li > ul > li > a.lc-video |
4/21: Voters Deceived in Virginia? li > ul > li > a.lc-video |
4/20: Trump and the Midterms li > ul > li > a.lc-video |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.
Screen readers have features to make navigating tables easier. Ensuring that `<td>` elements in a large table (3 or more cells in width and height) have an associated table header may improve the experience for screen reader users. Learn more about table headers.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
2026 Redistricting Amendment Votes Percent (>95%)
Yes 1,575,332 51.5
No 1,486,… div#live_results_2016_primaries > div.lr_content > div.lr_section > table.lr_results |
Best Practices
User Experience
Image display dimensions should match natural aspect ratio. Learn more about image aspect ratio.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Aspect Ratio (Displayed) | Aspect Ratio (Actual) | |
|---|---|---|---|
div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > img.jQ-section-menu div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > img.jQ-section-menu | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/mobile-menu.png | 24 x 23 (1.04) | 85 x 115 (0.74) |
submit to reddit div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a > img | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/reddit-icon.png | 30 x 32 (0.94) | 32 x 32 (1.00) |
submit to reddit div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a > img | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/reddit-icon.png | 30 x 32 (0.94) | 32 x 32 (1.00) |
submit to reddit div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a > img | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/reddit-icon.png | 30 x 32 (0.94) | 32 x 32 (1.00) |
Image natural dimensions should be proportional to the display size and the pixel ratio to maximize image clarity. Learn how to provide responsive images.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| URL | Displayed size | Actual size | Expected size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
red dropdown caret div.alpha-wrapper > span.verticals-menu > div.verticals-wrapper > img.full-site-arrow | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/rcp-site-arrow.png | 20 x 14 | 25 x 17 | 30 x 21 |
Black dropdown caret icon div.alpha > div#top > div.date-menu > img.lazyloaded | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/date-menu-icon.png | 15 x 10 | 15 x 10 | 23 x 15 |
Left caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-prev > img.lazyloaded | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-arrow-left-white.png | 8 x 12 | 8 x 12 | 12 x 18 |
Right caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-next > img.lazyloaded | www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-arrow-right-white.png | 8 x 12 | 8 x 12 | 12 x 18 |
General
Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Deprecation / Warning | Source |
|---|---|
| Specifying overflow: visible on img, video and canvas tags may cause them to produce visual content outside of the element bounds. See https://github.com/WICG/shared-element-transitions/blob/main/debugging_overflow_on_images.md. | /pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31... line 18, col 48150 |
Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
wgt.podcastswaves.com/jamx.player.js line 86, col 46993 | [object Xe] |
wgt.podcastswaves.com/jamx.player.js line 86, col 46993 | [object Xe] |
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/client-v2.js line 6, col 14166 | %cAY background: linear-gradient(-152deg,#6937ea,#377fea 65%);border-radius: 3px;color: white;padding: 1px 5px Missing Prebid priceFloors module! |
Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://audioad.zenomedia.com/vast/4.1?apiKey=lcxi4QgCcZ4c58DzCpNFyYHYiExvJfi85d9v&duration=30000&listenerId=a9ea196b-c91e-4001-ad6d-044630e02fad&sessionId=a9ea196b-c91e-4001-ad6d-044630e02fad&contentId=9abb062e-9506-4c43-82fa-d2f3af6466e3&contentLanguage=en&contentCountry=US&zone=2&contentName=RealClearInvestigations%20Podcast&ip=2001%3A41d0%3Aab00%3A%3A4%3A0%3A386&userAgent=Mozilla%2F5.0%20(Linux%3B%20Android%2011%3B%20moto%20g%20power%20(2022))%20AppleWebKit%2F537.36%20(KHTML%2C%20like%20Gecko)%20Chrome%2F147.0.0.0%20Mobile%20Safari%2F537.36&schain=1.0%2C1!jamx.ai%2C32%2C1' from origin 'https://www.realclearpolitics.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. | |
Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://audioad.zenomedia.com/vast/4.1?apiKey=lcxi4QgCcZ4c58DzCpNFyYHYiExvJfi85d9v&duration=30000&listenerId=fbaaf1d5-9e65-4f45-861b-dd9b86740825&sessionId=fbaaf1d5-9e65-4f45-861b-dd9b86740825&contentId=8bd1a4c4-b675-4b30-8b15-0c7c17a2a183&contentLanguage=en&contentCountry=US&zone=2&contentName=RealClearPolitics%20Podcast&ip=2001%3A41d0%3Aab00%3A%3A4%3A0%3A386&userAgent=Mozilla%2F5.0%20(Linux%3B%20Android%2011%3B%20moto%20g%20power%20(2022))%20AppleWebKit%2F537.36%20(KHTML%2C%20like%20Gecko)%20Chrome%2F147.0.0.0%20Mobile%20Safari%2F537.36&schain=1.0%2C1!jamx.ai%2C32%2C1' from origin 'https://www.realclearpolitics.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. | |
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED | |
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED | |
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED | |
Target element not found: null |
SEO
These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.
Content Best Practices
Descriptive link text helps search engines understand your content. Learn how to make links more accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Link destination | Link Text |
|---|---|
| /articles/2026/04/09/wall_or_sieve_attacks_raise_question... | Read More |
| /video/2026/04/16/hegseth_compares_unpatriotic_press_corp... | Read More |
| /articles/2026/04/17/trump_iran_and_the_bottom_line_for_a... | Read More |
Informative elements should aim for short, descriptive alternate text. Decorative elements can be ignored with an empty alt attribute. Learn more about the `alt` attribute.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > img.jQ-section-menu div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > img.jQ-section-menu |
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img |
div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-short > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload |
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload |
div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload div.section-full > div.photo > picture > img.lazyload |
Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.
Crawling and Indexing
Search engines may use `href` attributes on links to crawl websites. Ensure that the `href` attribute of anchor elements links to an appropriate destination, so more pages of the site can be discovered. Learn how to make links crawlable
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Uncrawlable Link |
|---|
Writers div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > a.more-menu |
More div.site-navigation > ul > li.site-nav-more > a.more-menu |
Writers div.links-container > ul > li.hoverli > a |
Special Series div.links-container > ul > li.hoverli > a |
div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows |
Latest News div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.left |
Home div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.center |
Recommended div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.right |
div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows div#container > div#masthead-container > div.mobile-nav-wrapper > a.arrows |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon |
span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon |
span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.section-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon div.socialBar > div.left > span.more-wrapper > a.icon |
span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon span.more-wrapper > div.toolset_drawer > div.content > a.icon |
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon div.footer-social > div.socialBar > div.left > a.icon |
View Mobile Site div.info-links > ul > li.view-mobile > a |
Do Not Sell My Personal Information div.footer-info > div.info-links > center > a.ccpaOptOut |
Do Not Sell My Personal Information div.footer > div.mobile-footer > div.mobile-copyright > a.us-nat-optout |
Go to
… div.footer > div.mobile-footer > div.mobile-copyright > a.view-desktop |
To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.