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title: "Politico: AI citation standing"
description: "The Machine Relations Index has not yet seen AI answer engines cite Politico in its 21,813 measured answer runs over 143 days of collection. Coverage there can still matter to readers; it is not yet what AI engines reach for on the buyer questions the Index measures."
canonical: https://authoritytech.io/publications/politico
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# Politico: AI citation standing

The Machine Relations Index has not yet seen AI answer engines cite Politico in its 21,813 measured answer runs over 143 days of collection. Coverage there can still matter to readers; it is not yet what AI engines reach for on the buyer questions the Index measures.

Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/publications/politico
Publication: Politico (politico.com)
Source: Machine Relations Index, release 2026-10-06

## AI citation standing
- Citation rate: 0% of measured answer runs
- Answer runs citing it: 0 of 21,813 observed
- Answer engines measured: 0
- Collection dates: 143
- Rank: below the Index's evidence floor for a published rank; still collecting
## How to get into Politico
- **How To Pitch POLITICO Magazine**: Politico Magazine publishes original reporting and distinctive opinion journalism on the people, ideas and institutions that matter most in American politics and government, for a broad but well-informed audience. It says it is much less interested in garden-variety op-eds, especially on narrow subjects or with a limited shelf life. Politico's site-wide FAQ sends op-ed submissions to this pitch guide. Email a completed draft or a brief pitch to magazinesubmissions@politico.com, with your contact information and a few lines about yourself. All articles are exclusive. Authors should pitch directly; the Magazine rarely takes submissions from a third party. Authors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest up front. What works: big swings at big subjects, deep dives on the forces shaping politics in a key state, timely original reporting of national importance, well-targeted book excerpts, profiles of major or emerging players, unique data or findings that challenge conventional wisdom, and smart media criticism. What doesn't: op-eds on committee hearings, obscure legislation or highly specific regulation, clichés, talking points, predictable partisan rants and random thoughts on politics. The Magazine says it will try to respond within the week. Official page: https://www.politico.com/magazine/write-for-us
- **Press releases**: The Editorial section of Politico's contact page gives an address for press releases. Email press releases to newsrelease@politico.com. Not stated. Official page: https://www.politico.com/contact-us
- **Share a news tip with POLITICO**: Encrypted messaging channels for sending newsworthy information, documents or tips to Politico journalists anonymously. The contact page calls these confidential news tips. Message Politico's tip number, 703-350-1754, on Signal, WhatsApp or Telegram. The page explains how each app differs, for example that WhatsApp keeps the phone numbers you chat with and the timestamps of chats, and that Telegram's stronger encryption needs its 'secret chat' feature. Politico says no system is 100 percent secure and asks users to understand the differences between the apps and review their terms before using them. Official page: https://www.politico.com/news-tips/
Checked against Politico's own pages on 2026-10-06.
## Is a placement here worth pursuing?
It depends on the questions your buyers ask. Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. Coverage in Politico moves your brand in AI answers where the publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks, and much less where it is not.
## How this is measured
Every figure is the Machine Relations Index's, carried with its own denominator. AuthorityTech does not compute them. Release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0.
Window: 2026-05-10 to 2026-10-06, 143 days of collection.
Evidence floor for a published rank: 10 observations across 7 collection dates.

## Links

- [All ranked publications](https://authoritytech.io/publications.md)
- [Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/machine-relations-index)
- [Which agency gets brands cited by AI through earned media](https://authoritytech.io/blog/best-ai-pr-agencies-2026.md)
- [What is Machine Relations](https://machinerelations.ai/glossary/machine-relations)