5 Takeaways From the New York Special Election

Feb 14, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -10% Center

  • Reliability

    90% ReliableExcellent

  • Policy Leaning

    38% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    98% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

10% Positive

  •   Liberal
  •   Conservative
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"Pro-Palestinian hecklers interrupted Suozzi's victory speech in Long Island on Tuesday night."
Positive
30% Conservative
"This has ramifications for issues ranging from government funding to foreign assistance, especially for Ukraine and Israel in light of the Senate passing its $95.3 billion package."
Positive
12% Conservative
"In 2020, he garnered well over 50 percent of the vote and bested President Trump by close to ten points."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Ms. Pilip's background came under scrutiny for non-Santos-related reasons, too."
Positive
6% Conservative
"He's also polling behind President Trump in seven battleground states, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released in January."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"She has also said she will not stand with President Trump in the event he is convicted of a crime."
Negative
-56% Liberal
"At the very least, the outcome suggests that President Trump would not have a cakewalk in New York and other traditionally blue states."
Negative
-58% Liberal
"Mr. Suozzi's Tuesday victory could bode well for President Biden ahead of the November general election."
Positive
40% Conservative
"Mr. Suozzi's Tuesday victory could bode well for President Biden ahead of the November general election."
Positive
40% Conservative
"A rematch between Mr. Suozzi and Ms. Pilip is possible-and, after Republican Lee Zeldin's strong performance in his losing 2022 gubernatorial bid, it looks tantalizingly like Trump country."
Positive
0% Conservative
"A rematch between Mr. Suozzi and Ms. Pilip is possible-and, after Republican Lee Zeldin's strong performance in his losing 2022 gubernatorial bid, it looks tantalizingly like Trump country."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Pro-Palestinian hecklers interrupted Suozzi's victory speech in Long Island on Tuesday night."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Mr. Suozzi's success could signal a path for moderate Democrats."
Positive
26% Conservative
"And Mr. Suozzi also represented the district for six years, improving voters' familiarity with him."
Positive
22% Conservative
"She told The Epoch Times she had to go to the polls to cast her ballot for Mr. Suozzi because Ms. Pilip is too much like Mr. Santos.With Mr. Suozzi's victory, the narrow GOP majority gets even narrower with 219 Republicans to the 213 Democrats in the chamber."
Positive
6% Conservative
"She told The Epoch Times she had to go to the polls to cast her ballot for Mr. Suozzi because Ms. Pilip is too much like Mr. Santos.With Mr. Suozzi's victory, the narrow GOP majority gets even narrower with 219 Republicans to the 213 Democrats in the chamber."
Positive
6% Conservative
"She told The Epoch Times she had to go to the polls to cast her ballot for Mr. Suozzi because Ms. Pilip is too much like Mr. Santos.With Mr. Suozzi's victory, the narrow GOP majority gets even narrower with 219 Republicans to the 213 Democrats in the chamber."
Positive
6% Conservative
"With the addition of Mr. Suozzi, the GOP will have to wait until the late spring to get a little more breathing room."
Positive
16% Conservative
"In addition, while the left wing of the Democratic Party has challenged Biden administration policy on the Israel-Hamas war, Mr. Suozzi has had strong support from the Jewish Democratic Council of America."
Positive
14% Conservative
"In addition, while the left wing of the Democratic Party has challenged Biden administration policy on the Israel-Hamas war, Mr. Suozzi has had strong support from the Jewish Democratic Council of America."
Positive
14% Conservative
"New York's Third District delivered for President Biden before."
Positive
12% Conservative
"In 2020, he garnered well over 50 percent of the vote and bested President Trump by close to ten points."
Positive
6% Conservative
"But in the 2022 gubernatorial race, Republican Lee Zeldin beat Ms. Hochul by more than ten points."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Lt. Col. Allen West, a Republican and retired military officer, told The Epoch Times."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Tom Suozzi on the campaign trail at his Westbury campaign office in Westbury, N.Y., on Feb. 13, 2024."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Haaretz, a left-leaning publication in Israel, described Mr. Suozzi as pro-Israel."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Mr. Suozzi also raised far more money than Ms. Pilip."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Be safe, click on the link below, and Team Suozzi will get you safely to and from the polls, Mr. Suozzi posted on X.There's too much at stake in this election to stay home."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Polling ahead of the contest consistently showed Mr. Suozzi wiing against Ms. Pilip."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Alejandro Mayorkas."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Mr. McCarthy's ouster led to the House essentially shutting down until a new speaker was picked."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"That will likely come with the special elections to replace retiring Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), both of whom represent solidly Republican districts."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"That will likely come with the special elections to replace retiring Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), both of whom represent solidly Republican districts."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"The GOP caot afford to lose more than two of its members when it comes to votes along partisan lines-one reason the GOP had to move fast to impeach Mr. Mayorkas on Feb. 13 on a 214-213 vote."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"But New York's 3rd District is an unusually wealthy, urban, and historically Democrat-friendly territory that Mr. Santos first scored in an upset victory."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Mr. Suozzi in his victory speech said, We, you won this race because we addressed the issues and we found a way to bind our divisionsThe answer is to bring people together, he told a raucous crowd of supporters at Crest Hollow Country Club in Long Island."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"He's also polling behind President Trump in seven battleground states, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released in January."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"You have the power to stop the Suozzi/Biden open borders and Sanctuary City mess, Ms. Pilip wrote on X in the hours before the polls closed."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"While Ms. Pilip sought to distance herself from the man she once endorsed, Mr. Suozzi continually tied her to him, repeatedly labeling his opponent Santos 2.0 in an election day press conference."
Positive
12% Conservative
"While Ms. Pilip sought to distance herself from the man she once endorsed, Mr. Suozzi continually tied her to him, repeatedly labeling his opponent Santos 2.0 in an election day press conference."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Republicans sought to tie the Long Island-born Mr. Suozzi to laxer immigration policy, drawing attention to a 2019 social media post in which he instructed illegal aliens on what you can do if ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] comes knocking."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Mr. Suozzi argued in a recent CNN appearance that Ms. Pilip's opposition to a recent Senate border compromise means she is effectively keeping the border open and bringing more migrants to New York."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"In a Glen Cove press conference, Mr. Suozzi listed immigration, taxes, crime, and public safety among the issues people care about in the district."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Yet, President Biden is coping with many negatives, including low approval ratings and, with the release of Robert Hur's special counsel report, renewed fears over his mental competency."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Mr. Mayorkas was impeached later that day.Democrats' attempts to tack to the center on mass immigration suggest Republicans have an edge on the issue."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"The narrower majority is expected to cause bigger headaches for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has come under fire from conservatives for backing measures to fund the government."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Yet, Mr. Santos's expulsion and national notoriety make the special election unique."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"As a powerful winter storm bore down on them, voters in New York's 3rd Congressional District chose a familiar face, Democrat Tom Suozzi, to serve the Long Island and Queens communities once represented by Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.)Mr. Suozzi's opponent, Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip, came out the loser."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"As a powerful winter storm bore down on them, voters in New York's 3rd Congressional District chose a familiar face, Democrat Tom Suozzi, to serve the Long Island and Queens communities once represented by Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.)Mr. Suozzi's opponent, Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip, came out the loser."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"As a powerful winter storm bore down on them, voters in New York's 3rd Congressional District chose a familiar face, Democrat Tom Suozzi, to serve the Long Island and Queens communities once represented by Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.)Mr. Suozzi's opponent, Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip, came out the loser."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"This could lead to Mr. Johnson to lose the gavel like McCarthy, as it only takes one House member to put forth a motion to vacate."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"This could lead to Mr. Johnson to lose the gavel like McCarthy, as it only takes one House member to put forth a motion to vacate."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"On Feb. 13, the polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 9 p.m.The results set the tone ahead of the 2024 general election in November, which could see incumbent Democratic President Biden defending his record against Republican President Donald Trump."
Positive
10% Conservative
"On Feb. 13, the polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 9 p.m.The results set the tone ahead of the 2024 general election in November, which could see incumbent Democratic President Biden defending his record against Republican President Donald Trump."
Positive
10% Conservative
"She has also said she will not stand with President Trump in the event he is convicted of a crime."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"At the very least, the outcome suggests that President Trump would not have a cakewalk in New York and other traditionally blue states."
Negative
-30% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : Pro-Palestinian hecklers interrupted Suozzi's victory speech in Long Island on Tuesday night.
56% : This has ramifications for issues ranging from government funding to foreign assistance, especially for Ukraine and Israel in light of the Senate passing its $95.3 billion package.
56% : In 2020, he garnered well over 50 percent of the vote and bested President Trump by close to ten points.
53% : Ms. Pilip's background came under scrutiny for non-Santos-related reasons, too.
43% : He's also polling behind President Trump in seven battleground states, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll released in January.
22% : She has also said she will not stand with President Trump in the event he is convicted of a crime.
21% : At the very least, the outcome suggests that President Trump would not have a cakewalk in New York and other traditionally blue states.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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