/* Check the Facts — Charles Taylor.  Plain CSS, no build step.
   Cartoon look: newsprint page, black ink outlines, red accent. Every claim is a ticket,
   and the little car turns up beside each one. */

:root{
  --ink:#1F0709;
  --maroon:#4A0D10;
  --crimson:#DC2548;
  --red:#C21A2B;
  --page:#F4EDE0;
  --ticket:#FFF7D6;
  --road:#2B2326;
  --stamp:'Bebas Neue','Arial Narrow',Impact,sans-serif;
  --type:'Special Elite','Courier New',Courier,monospace;
  --marker:'Permanent Marker','Comic Sans MS',cursive;
  --body:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  --sans:'Avenir Next','Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;overflow-x:hidden}
body{
  margin:0;overflow-x:hidden;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--body);font-size:18px;line-height:1.55;
  background-color:var(--page);
  background-image:radial-gradient(rgba(194,26,43,.13) 1.5px,transparent 1.8px);background-size:13px 13px;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;
}
img,svg{max-width:100%;height:auto}
a{color:var(--maroon);text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px}
a:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--crimson);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:2px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);padding:10px 14px;z-index:10;border:3px solid var(--ink)}
.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px}
.wrap{max-width:980px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 14px}

/* ---------- top of the page ---------- */
.top{padding:22px 0 8px}
.breaking{display:inline-block;margin:0 0 12px;padding:6px 14px 3px;background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-family:var(--stamp);font-size:24px;letter-spacing:.06em;line-height:1}
h1{margin:0 0 22px;font-family:var(--stamp);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(44px,10.4vw,96px);line-height:.96;letter-spacing:.015em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink)}
h1 .name{color:var(--crimson)}
h1 .behind{display:block;margin-top:.12em;font-family:var(--marker);color:var(--red);text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;font-size:.86em;line-height:1;transform:rotate(-2deg);transform-origin:left center}
.newsline{margin:26px 0 0;font-family:var(--stamp);font-size:clamp(24px,5vw,40px);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:.015em;text-transform:uppercase}
.newsline .breaking{margin:0 .35em 0 0;font-size:.72em;vertical-align:.12em}
.newsline .again{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--marker);color:var(--red);text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;transform:rotate(-4deg)}
.panel{margin:0;border:4px solid var(--ink);background:var(--page);box-shadow:10px 10px 0 var(--ink)}
.panel svg.toon{display:block;width:100%}

/* ---------- the tickets ---------- */
main{padding:10px 0 20px}
.stop{position:relative;margin:0 0 54px}
.citation{position:relative;background:var(--ticket);border:4px solid var(--ink);box-shadow:10px 10px 0 var(--ink)}
.stop:nth-of-type(odd) .citation{transform:rotate(-.35deg)}
.stop:nth-of-type(even) .citation{transform:rotate(.3deg)}
.band{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;padding:10px 18px 6px;background:var(--red);color:#fff;border-bottom:4px solid var(--ink)}
.band .t{font:700 clamp(22px,5.4vw,34px)/1 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.38em}
.band .no{font-family:var(--type);font-size:clamp(16px,3.6vw,22px);white-space:nowrap}
.inner{padding:18px 18px 20px}
.field{margin:0 6px 5px 0;font-family:var(--type);font-size:13.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#6b5140}
.claimline{margin:0 0 18px;font-weight:400;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:clamp(23px,5.2vw,32px);line-height:1.24}
.claimline strong{color:var(--maroon)}
.claimline sup{font-size:.5em}
.claimline sup a{text-decoration:none;color:#6b5140}
.perf{margin:0 -18px 16px;border:0;border-top:3px dashed var(--ink)}
.record p{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:1.08em}
.sources{margin:14px 0 0;padding-top:12px;border-top:2px solid rgba(31,7,9,.25);font-size:15px;line-height:1.5;color:#3d2f28;overflow-wrap:anywhere}


/* the 15 tickets, counted the way a voter would */
.tally{list-style:none;margin:8px 0 14px;padding:0;display:grid;gap:8px}
.tally li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:52px 1fr;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding:7px 12px 4px;background:#fff;border:3px solid var(--ink)}
.tally b{font-family:var(--stamp);font-weight:400;font-size:44px;line-height:1;color:var(--red);text-align:center}
.tally span{font-family:var(--type);font-size:18px;line-height:1.2}
.tally .hot{background:var(--red);color:#fff;box-shadow:4px 4px 0 var(--ink)}
.tally .hot b{color:#fff}
.more{margin:0 0 4px;font-size:16px}

/* ---------- the little car ---------- */
/* A strip of road above every ticket. On odd tickets the car heads left; on even ones it is
   flipped and heads right, with the door lettering flipped back so it still reads. */
.spot{position:relative;height:calc(var(--w,170px) * .7 + 22px);margin-bottom:26px;border-bottom:22px solid var(--road);pointer-events:none}
.spot::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:-13px;border-top:3px dashed var(--page)}
.minicar{position:absolute;bottom:-20px;left:var(--x,8%);width:var(--w,170px);max-width:none;z-index:2}
.spot.right .minicar{left:auto;right:var(--x,8%);transform:scaleX(-1)}
.spot.right .door{transform-box:fill-box;transform-origin:center;transform:scaleX(-1)}
html.js .spot .minicar{transform:translateX(115vw)}
html.js .spot.go .minicar{transform:none;transition:transform 2.8s cubic-bezier(.25,.6,.3,1)}
html.js .spot.right .minicar{transform:translateX(-115vw) scaleX(-1)}
html.js .spot.right.go .minicar{transform:scaleX(-1)}

/* ---------- banners ---------- */
.banner{margin:10px 0 44px;text-align:center}
.banner .b1{margin:0;font-family:var(--stamp);font-size:clamp(34px,7.6vw,64px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:.015em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink)}
.banner .b2{margin:0;font-family:var(--marker);font-size:clamp(34px,8vw,66px);line-height:1;color:var(--red);transform:rotate(-2deg)}
.closing{margin:26px 0 0;text-align:center}
.reject{display:inline-block;margin:0;padding:6px 26px 2px;border:6px solid var(--red);font-family:var(--stamp);font-size:clamp(46px,11.5vw,104px);line-height:1;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red);transform:rotate(-3deg)}

/* ---------- foot ---------- */
footer{padding:44px 0 46px}
.facts{background:#fff;border:3px solid var(--ink);padding:18px 18px 12px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.5}
.facts h2{margin:0 0 8px;font-family:var(--type);font-weight:400;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
.facts ol{margin:0;padding-left:22px}
.facts li{margin:0 0 8px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.disclaimer{margin:26px auto 0;max-width:520px;padding:12px 16px;background:#fff;border:2px solid var(--ink);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:1.4;text-align:center}
.disclaimer p{margin:0}

@media (min-width:700px){
  .wrap{padding:0 28px}
  .top{padding-top:34px}
  .inner{padding:24px 30px 26px}
  .perf{margin:0 -30px 18px}
  .band{padding:12px 30px 8px}
  .stop{margin-bottom:70px}
  .tally{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .tally .hot{grid-column:1 / -1}
}
@media (max-width:699px){.spot{--w:min(var(--wm,150px),46vw)}.minicar{left:var(--xm,5%)}.spot.right .minicar{left:auto;right:var(--xm,5%)}}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto}
  html.js .spot .minicar{transform:none;transition:none}
  html.js .spot.right .minicar{transform:scaleX(-1)}
}
@media print{body{background:#fff}.citation,.panel{box-shadow:none}.spot{display:none}}

/* ---------- sign-up ticket ---------- */
.signup-stop{margin-top:60px}
.signup-form label{display:block;margin:0 0 14px;font-family:var(--type);font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.signup-form .opt{text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;color:#6b5140}
.signup-form input[type=text],.signup-form input[type=email],.signup-form input[type=tel]{display:block;width:100%;margin-top:5px;padding:10px 12px;font:18px/1.3 var(--body);color:var(--ink);background:#fff;border:3px solid var(--ink);border-radius:0;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0}
.signup-form input:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--crimson);outline-offset:2px}
.signup-form .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:0 16px}
.signup-form .check{display:grid;grid-template-columns:22px 1fr;gap:10px;align-items:start;font-family:var(--body);font-size:16px;line-height:1.45;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0}
.signup-form .check input{width:20px;height:20px;margin:2px 0 0;accent-color:var(--red)}
.signup-form .check.sms span{font-size:14px;color:#3d2f28}
.signup-form .hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px}
.form-error{margin:0 0 12px;padding:8px 12px;background:#fff;border:3px solid var(--red);color:var(--red);font-family:var(--sans);font-weight:700;font-size:16px}
.stamp-btn{display:inline-block;margin-top:6px;padding:10px 30px 6px;font-family:var(--stamp);font-size:34px;letter-spacing:.06em;line-height:1;color:#fff;background:var(--red);border:4px solid var(--ink);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--ink);cursor:pointer;text-transform:uppercase}
.stamp-btn:hover{background:var(--crimson)}
.stamp-btn:active{transform:translate(3px,3px);box-shadow:3px 3px 0 var(--ink)}
.stamp-btn:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--crimson);outline-offset:4px}
.footlinks{margin:14px 0 0;text-align:center;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px}
@media (min-width:700px){.signup-form .row{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}

/* ---------- inner pages (privacy, thanks) ---------- */
.pagehead{padding:26px 0 6px}
.pagehead .home{font-family:var(--stamp);font-size:30px;letter-spacing:.03em;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.pagehead .home:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
.doc{margin:18px 0 10px}
.doc h1{font-size:clamp(40px,8vw,72px);margin:0 0 6px}
.doc .updated{margin:0 0 18px;font-family:var(--type);color:#6b5140}
.doc .citation .inner{font-size:17px}
.doc .citation h2{margin:28px 0 8px;font-family:var(--stamp);font-weight:400;font-size:30px;letter-spacing:.03em;line-height:1.05;color:var(--maroon)}
.doc .citation h2:first-child{margin-top:0}
.doc .citation h3{margin:18px 0 4px;font-family:var(--type);font-weight:400;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
.doc ul{padding-left:22px}
.doc li{margin-bottom:6px}
.sms-box{margin:14px 0;padding:12px 16px;background:#fff;border:3px solid var(--ink);box-shadow:5px 5px 0 var(--ink)}
.sms-box p{margin:4px 0}
.doc .citation{transform:none}

/* ---------- gambling update, October 2026 ---------- */
/* Every car now hauls something in the trunk, so it is longer and runs bigger. */
/* Size is set here from --wd (computer) and --wm (phone); an inline --w would beat the phone rule. */
.spot{--w:var(--wd,360px);height:calc(var(--w) * .575 + 8px)}
.newsline .tail{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--marker);color:var(--red);text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;transform:rotate(-2deg)}
.banner .b1 .again{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--marker);color:var(--red);text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0;transform:rotate(-4deg)}
@media (max-width:699px){.spot{--w:min(var(--wm,270px),76vw)}}