Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party

Sep 22, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    46% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    80% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    16% 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

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  •   Conservative
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"In his op-ed, Johnson made the case for how his vision for Dallas aligns with the GOP, noting his support for law enforcement, low property taxes and fostering a business-friendly environment."
Positive
16% Conservative
"“Too often, local tax dollars are spent on policies that exacerbate homelessness, coddle criminals and make it harder for ordinary people to make a living,” Johnson wrote in the op-ed."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Conservative policies are the key to safe, thriving, and successful cities."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Over the course of his mayoral tenure, Johnson has enthusiastically backed anti-crime initiatives and developed a strong bond with Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia."
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-20% Liberal
"After his reelection this year, Johnson invited Texasu2019 two Republican U.S. senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, to attend his inauguration u2014 which some observers complained improperly injected partisanship into a nonpartisan space."
Positive
16% Conservative
"After his reelection this year, Johnson invited Texasu2019 two Republican U.S. senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, to attend his inauguration u2014 which some observers complained improperly injected partisanship into a nonpartisan space."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, said on X. u201cMayor [Johnson] is absolutely right."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Texas is getting more Red every day, Gov. Greg Abbott wrote on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"I didnu2019t know he was a Democrat,u201d state Rep. John Bryant, a Dallas Democrat, wrote on X about Johnson."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Dallas County went heavily for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, with Biden carrying the county by more than 30 percentage points."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Dallas County went heavily for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, with Biden carrying the county by more than 30 percentage points."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Dallas County went heavily for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, with Biden carrying the county by more than 30 percentage points."
Positive
6% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : In his op-ed, Johnson made the case for how his vision for Dallas aligns with the GOP, noting his support for law enforcement, low property taxes and fostering a business-friendly environment.
58% : “Too often, local tax dollars are spent on policies that exacerbate homelessness, coddle criminals and make it harder for ordinary people to make a living,” Johnson wrote in the op-ed.
52% : Conservative policies are the key to safe, thriving, and successful cities.
40% : Over the course of his mayoral tenure, Johnson has enthusiastically backed anti-crime initiatives and developed a strong bond with Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia.

*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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