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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

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

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
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assets.realclear.com/images/69/699636.png0.0 ms56.2 KiB
/thumbs/b5eb0244c1737459674838d4dd61824281366d30a0c1a23e5...10800.0 s73.2 KiB
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7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/client-v2.js900.0 s36.0 KiB
js.datadome.co/tags.js3600.0 s39.4 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/3rd_party/vue/2.5.13/vue.min.js0.0 ms31.2 KiB
/esm/assets/css/fonts/roboto/roboto-v30-latin/roboto-v30-...0.0 ms28.7 KiB
/esm/assets/css/fonts/roboto/roboto-v30-latin/roboto-v30-...0.0 ms28.6 KiB
assets.realclear.com/images/71/715307_4_.webp0.0 ms28.6 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/master.css?v=330.0 ms23.7 KiB
/esm/assets/css/fonts/domine/domine-v19-latin/domine-v19-...0.0 ms21.4 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2024/election_results/november5th/app_v10.js?v=210.0 ms17.9 KiB
/asset/img/realclearmediafund-help-power-next-25-donate-p...0.0 ms17.8 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/images/ddhq_logo.png0.0 ms17.2 KiB
www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js7200.0 s20.9 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/social-icon-with-gettr.png?v=10.0 ms14.0 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/3rd_party/shims/1.6.3/esmShims.js0.0 ms12.1 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js7200.0 s15.9 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/election/flag_back_v2.png0.0 ms11.8 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/homeEverythingElse.css?v=150.0 ms11.0 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/rcp.css?v=30.0 ms9.8 KiB
www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js43200.0 s17.5 KiB
tags.qortex.ai/cxo/cx-bootstrapper-init14400.0 s12.8 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/social-icons-with-gettr.png?v=10.0 ms8.4 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/images/loading_24w.gif0.0 ms7.5 KiB
appleid.cdn-apple.com/appleauth/static/jsapi/appleid/1/en_US/appleid.auth.js86400.0 s17.4 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/realclearpolitics_logo.png0.0 ms6.0 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2024/election_results/november5th/app_v10.css?v=70.0 ms5.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/top/rcmg_users_v2/RcmgModal.css?v=20.0 ms5.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/3rd_party/axios/0.18.0/axios.min.js0.0 ms5.0 KiB
/fast/2026/election_results/april_21st_election/main_data...0.0 ms4.8 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/cache/importmap.js?v=7340.0 ms4.8 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/images/yt_icon_red_digital_12_x_12.png0.0 ms4.6 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/newsletters/newsletters.css?v=30.0 ms4.4 KiB
/bootstrapper?group-id=CnfQb7YpPfsM9M5gbVkz&video-contain...14400.0 s5.7 KiB
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www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2022/hp_poll_widgets/hp_poll_widgets.css0.0 ms3.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-play.png0.0 ms3.1 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js86400.0 s6.7 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/section/HomePollsWidget.css?v=10.0 ms2.7 KiB
/fast/2026/election_results/april_21st_election/main_data...0.0 ms2.5 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/section/Ads/AdblockOffsideModal.css?v=20.0 ms2.1 KiB
/esm/assets/3rd_party/flexslider/2.2.0/flexslider.css?v=10.0 ms2.0 KiB
/fast/2024/today_in_history_summary_widget/rcp_hp_index.c...0.0 ms1.9 KiB
/fast/2024/right_col_2024_widget/widget_right_col_2024_el...0.0 ms1.8 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/reddit-icon.png0.0 ms1.7 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2022/hp_poll_widgets/hp_poll_widgets.js0.0 ms1.5 KiB
/widgets/hp_slideshow.json?no_cache=17768895&callback=hp_...0.0 ms1.5 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/lc-x-icon.png0.0 ms1.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/cache/all.js0.0 ms1.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/ElectionCentralWidget.css?v=10.0 ms1.0 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/src/vertical/rcp/home/home.css?v=290.0 ms1.0 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/NewMastheadLayout.css?v=10.0 ms1007 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/cache/cacheControl.js?v=17768895816080.0 ms1005 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/fonts/roboto/roboto.css?v=30.0 ms988 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/homeColumnLayout.css?v=10.0 ms898 B
/fast/2024/today_in_history_summary_widget/rcp_hp_index.j...0.0 ms885 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/lt-grey-mag.png0.0 ms807 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/mobile-menu.png0.0 ms769 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/red-stream-timeline-icon.png0.0 ms753 B
cdn.schemaapp.com/javascript/highlight.js0.0 ms753 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/rcp-site-arrow.png0.0 ms727 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/fonts/domine/domine.css0.0 ms720 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/fonts/domine/domine.css?v=10.0 ms720 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/grey-bg-chev.png0.0 ms687 B
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www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/wh_battle_arrow_right.png0.0 ms646 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/wh_battle_arrow_left.png0.0 ms620 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/section/gpt.js?v=10.0 ms599 B
/esm/assets/css/vertical/rcp/widgets/jw_player/home.css?v=20.0 ms571 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/date-menu-icon.png0.0 ms564 B
/esm/src/baseBuilders/vertical/rcp/rcpBaseBuilder.css?v=200.0 ms551 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/lc-facebook.png0.0 ms548 B
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www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/camera-red.png0.0 ms521 B
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www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/list-icon-red.png0.0 ms499 B
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Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
ul.promos > li > a > img ul.promos > li > a > img
assets.realclear.com/images/69/699636.png55.8 KiB36.2 KiB
DDHQ Logo div.election_widgets_2026_primaries > div#live_results_2016_primaries > div.election_data_source > img
www.realclearpolitics.com/images/ddhq_logo.png16.8 KiB16.4 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 KiB12.3 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=18.0 KiB7.1 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.png11.4 KiB6.1 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]
items: [map[duration:733.148 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:4308.518 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]
lhId: page-5-SPAN
nodeLabel: Some partners may rely on their legitimate interest. You may object to a vendor…
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,43,DIV,0,DIV,2,DIV,2,DIV,0,SPAN
selector: div.Card-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-0 > div.Card__CardBody-buoy__sc-1s2p2gv-2 > div.Frame-buoy__sc-1d4hofp-0 > span
snippet: <span style="font-size: 13px;">

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/homeColumnLayout.css?v=1898 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/section/HomePollsWidget.css?v=12.7 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/section/Ads/mgid/mgid_styles.css?v=4405 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2022/hp_poll_widgets/hp_poll_widgets.css3.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2024/election_results/november5th/app_v10.css?v=75.2 KiB
/esm/assets/css/vertical/rcp/widgets/jw_player/home.css?v=2571 B
/fast/2024/right_col_2024_widget/widget_right_col_2024_el...3.4 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/newsletters/newsletters.css?v=34.4 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/rcp.css?v=39.8 KiB151 ms
/esm/assets/3rd_party/flexslider/2.2.0/flexslider.css?v=12.0 KiB
/fast/2024/today_in_history_summary_widget/rcp_hp_index.c...1.9 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/ElectionCentralWidget.css?v=11.0 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/vertical/rcp/NewMastheadLayout.css?v=11007 B
/esm/src/baseBuilders/vertical/rcp/rcpBaseBuilder.css?v=20551 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/master.css?v=3323.7 KiB151 ms
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/top/rcmg_users_v2/RcmgModal.css?v=25.2 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/fonts/roboto/roboto.css?v=3988 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/section/Ads/AdblockOffsideModal.css?v=22.1 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/fonts/domine/domine.css720 B
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/src/baseBuilders/global/globalBaseBuilder.css?v=273.5 KiB
/fast/2026/election_results/april_21st_election/main_data...2.5 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/homeEverythingElse.css?v=1511.0 KiB151 ms
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/src/vertical/rcp/home/home.css?v=291.0 KiB
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/fonts/domine/domine.css?v=1720 B

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 1.2 s

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 120 ms 21.7 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/css/master.css?v=3323.3 KiB21.7 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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 6.0 s 1.7 MiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
jsc.mgid.com/site/478141.js252.1 KiB170.4 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...187.4 KiB131.5 KiB
/manager-script/7q3626BifvWrpN8i7.deploy?v=zeLX6cdf7xfsyjDJu133.1 KiB107.2 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/d5dc0fc4-b56a-4fb5-897f-ca61336e1698140.8 KiB90.9 KiB
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/gptprebidnativevideo/202602101250/wrap.js164.9 KiB90.1 KiB
debonairdust.com/dist/p601i5uozpflcjfg0meh4le/ConsentManager,Sticky2195.5 KiB84.6 KiB
accounts.google.com/gsi/client95.6 KiB80.9 KiB
wgt.podcastswaves.com/jamx.player.js150.6 KiB71.9 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-PLW1TH538V&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0174.6 KiB69.4 KiB
wgt.podcastswaves.com/jamx.player.js150.6 KiB68.2 KiB
/floorPrice/v5/7q3626BifvWrpN8i7?t=1776889579519&d=www.re...67.3 KiB67.2 KiB
/floorPrice/v5/7q3626BifvWrpN8i7?t=1776889579519&d=www.re...67.3 KiB67.2 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-T7SQNH5118.8 KiB66.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-31527-1115.5 KiB62.5 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/24dc9392-5357-4cf9-beb8-035c4f9a834b128.2 KiB60.0 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/58d04814-1bc6-4b68-a30f-f0bdb9e5298c90.2 KiB51.7 KiB
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/forest/7q3626BifvWrpN8i7/js/bid/forest.min.js54.2 KiB51.3 KiB
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/forest/7q3626BifvWrpN8i7/js/bid/forest.min.js54.2 KiB51.3 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2e9729bb-c5ce-4d03-928a-192b168fb3b877.8 KiB50.2 KiB
debonairdust.com/public/js/m12qh7l88e84_hulsl-prod.js88.7 KiB39.6 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/eba6dd53-012c-4619-8258-33855445669e93.8 KiB36.6 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/a42a8018-78f3-4ccb-9d78-2237c0e3027e40.7 KiB36.1 KiB
/_/scs/abc-static/_/js/k=gapi.lb.en.PJsh2cctCQI.O/m=pluso...54.0 KiB36.0 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/22c2a383-6cf4-43e2-a2cf-d121a41f1cbb43.1 KiB34.5 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js54.1 KiB33.5 KiB
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/manager-script/yield-manager-script-v3.11.1-prod48.6 KiB32.2 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/9e9e6104-4d7a-49a0-bd03-76f167ccc2b322.0 KiB21.0 KiB
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/client-v2.js35.6 KiB21.0 KiB

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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
Unattributable1.9 s861 ms0.0 ms
www.realclearpolitics.com/1.4 s191 ms2.0 ms
wgt.podcastswaves.com/jamx.player.js680 ms480 ms121 ms
js.datadome.co/tags.js624 ms536 ms9.2 ms
cdn.confiant-integrations.net/gptprebidnativevideo/202602101250/wrap.js553 ms465 ms50 ms
debonairdust.com/dist/p601i5uozpflcjfg0meh4le/ConsentManager,Sticky2436 ms353 ms62 ms
www.realclearpolitics.com/esm/assets/3rd_party/shims/1.6.3/esmShims.js434 ms346 ms0.2 ms
jsc.mgid.com/site/478141.js337 ms176 ms106 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-PLW1TH538V&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0275 ms227 ms46 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604170101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31...233 ms179 ms43 ms
debonairdust.com/public/js/m12qh7l88e84_hulsl-prod.js227 ms169 ms56 ms
www.realclearpolitics.com/fast/2024/election_results/november5th/app_v10.js?v=21183 ms118 ms12 ms
/manager-script/7q3626BifvWrpN8i7.deploy?v=zeLX6cdf7xfsyjDJu174 ms145 ms28 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-31527-1160 ms133 ms26 ms
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/manager-script/yield-manager-script-v3.11.1-prod156 ms121 ms21 ms
/esm/assets/3rd_party/lazysizes/4.1.6/lazysizes_rc_images...122 ms50 ms0.0 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-T7SQNH5112 ms84 ms27 ms
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js103 ms98 ms3.8 ms
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js76 ms62 ms14 ms
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js75 ms67 ms7.4 ms
7q3626bifvwrpn8i7.ay.delivery/client-v2.js74 ms64 ms8.5 ms
www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js73 ms66 ms3.6 ms
/_/scs/abc-static/_/js/k=gapi.lb.en.PJsh2cctCQI.O/m=pluso...57 ms44 ms12 ms

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation5.4 s
Other1.9 s
Script Parsing & Compilation839 ms
Style & Layout694 ms
Rendering240 ms
Garbage Collection149 ms
Parse HTML & CSS96 ms

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 244.9 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/d5dc0fc4-b56a-4fb5-897f-ca61336e1698140.8 KiB64.2 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/58d04814-1bc6-4b68-a30f-f0bdb9e5298c90.2 KiB47.0 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2e9729bb-c5ce-4d03-928a-192b168fb3b877.8 KiB28.0 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/32fd7e0e-7deb-4afc-be63-84f0c1e58bb836.3 KiB14.7 KiB
blob:https://www.realclearpolitics.com/22c2a383-6cf4-43e2-a2cf-d121a41f1cbb43.1 KiB14.2 KiB
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Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

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.

Layout shift culprits
Optimize DOM size
Font display
Forced reflow
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
User Timing marks and measures 7 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
Avoid non-composited animations 8 animated elements found
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 150 ms
Server Backend Latencies 260 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Initial server response time was short Root document took 120 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 4 layout shifts found
INP breakdown
LCP request discovery
82

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.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

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
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Document has a main landmark.
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Identical links have the same purpose.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
`[role]` values are valid
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
Form elements have associated labels
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
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Best Practices

User Experience

Image display dimensions should match natural aspect ratio. Learn more about image aspect ratio.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLAspect 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.png24 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.png30 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.png30 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.png30 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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLDisplayed sizeActual sizeExpected 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.png20 x 1425 x 1730 x 21
Black dropdown caret icon div.alpha > div#top > div.date-menu > img.lazyloaded
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/date-menu-icon.png15 x 1015 x 1023 x 15
Left caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-prev > img.lazyloaded
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-arrow-left-white.png8 x 128 x 1212 x 18
Right caret icon ul.flex-direction-nav > li > a.flex-next > img.lazyloaded
www.realclearpolitics.com/asset/img/icon-arrow-right-white.png8 x 128 x 1212 x 18

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
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.

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

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
[object Xe]
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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
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
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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.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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.

Why this matters

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

Why this matters

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.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
robots.txt is valid
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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