Bellwether Special Election in NY Goes to Pro-Abortion Democrat

Aug 24, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    56% Very Conservative

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    56% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    80% Negative

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"That's the nature of abortion as a political issue in America, and to make a sweeping generalization about abortion's political impact on any race -- especially one in a swing district that leans Democratic -- isn't analysis."
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-28% Liberal
"Even if abortion played a role -- and it probably did -- there's no evidence that it didn't help Molinaro as much as it hurt him."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"Maloney won 67-33."
Positive
26% Conservative
"It's also the latest in a string of House special elections in which Democrats have equaled or outperformed Biden's 2020 numbers in the district, in a boost to the party's political fortunes after months of sagging numbers."
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14% Conservative
"AOC may have hit her high water mark a while ago, and she and her Squad buddies may be on the way out."
Positive
10% Conservative
"But after the votes were counted, Democrat Pat Ryan was the narrow wier by four percentage points in a district Joe Biden carried by just two points in 2020."
Positive
6% Conservative
"It raised the obvious question: Is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's influence waning?"
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-12% Liberal
"Of greater significance was the victory of Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, chairman of the Democrat's House campaign committee, destroying the AOC-backed Alessandra Biaggi, a state senator and a rising star of New York's left wing."
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-14% Liberal
"Of greater significance was the victory of Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, chairman of the Democrat's House campaign committee, destroying the AOC-backed Alessandra Biaggi, a state senator and a rising star of New York's left wing."
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-14% Liberal
"Crist, however, heads straight into an uphill battle against incumbent DeSantis, who is sitting on more than $130 million in his campaign account."
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-18% Liberal
"Crist beat 4 challengers, including left-wing darling Nikki Fried, to earn the dubious honor of being DeSantis's punching bag."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Politico:Crist spent most of his more than year-long campaign directing his ire at DeSantis, the ascendant Republican governor, and continually criticizing the incumbent for focusing on what he called culture wars instead of pocketbook issues, such as the state's affordable housing crisis or rising insurance rates."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, handily defeated his longtime congressional neighbor, Carolyn B. Maloney, in one of the most expensive House races in history."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, handily defeated his longtime congressional neighbor, Carolyn B. Maloney, in one of the most expensive House races in history."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, now ruing as a Democrat, will face off against incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, now ruing as a Democrat, will face off against incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis."
Positive
4% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

36% : That's the nature of abortion as a political issue in America, and to make a sweeping generalization about abortion's political impact on any race -- especially one in a swing district that leans Democratic -- isn't analysis.
33% : Even if abortion played a role -- and it probably did -- there's no evidence that it didn't help Molinaro as much as it hurt him.

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