Here are some additional findings for those interested in GEO (Gemini Economics) and looking for shortcuts: - In terms of AI models outputting election-related responses, vast free news networks hold particular weight in searching for clear and readily available political information. They offer structured candidate profiles, neatly formatted and machine-readable, which AI search can easily recognize (similar to how some products and websites now write documentation specifically for agents to increase their traffic). - Particularly noteworthy is a news network called "States Newsroom." This is a non-profit news network comprised of over 40 state-level newsrooms. Few American readers have heard of it, yet it was cited in 60% of GPT's responses and 38% of Claude's responses. Nearly one-fifth of the local news cited by GPT, Claude, and Gemini came from media outlets under the States Newsroom umbrella. - In contrast, paywalls silence truly authoritative media: While States Newsroom is heavily cited by large-scale models, The New York Times is rarely cited because it uses a paywall and blocks many AI crawlers. "News From The States," though seemingly insignificant, has a profound impact. - There's an interesting observation: "These free, content-rich websites are like catnip to AI systems; they can be presented as authoritative information." Researchers at Yale University call these content sources "pink slime": they are actually politically partisan organizations masquerading as local newspapers, concealing their backers.