Abbott, O'Rourke to face off in sole Texas gubernatorial debate

Oct 01, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    8% Center

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    12% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

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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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"In the last several months, Abbott's beefed up initiatives to curb illegal migration -- even though that's the role of the federal government, not the state."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Abbott has also bussed migrants seeking asylum to other states -- including Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"He initially said there were 10,000 troops in the Southern border, but The Texas Tribune reported earlier this month the number had been reduced."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Ultimately, if the election were held today, Greg Abbott would probably win comfortably ..."
Positive
24% Conservative
"Abbott told Fox News he'd actually welcome that."
Positive
20% Conservative
"Abbott recruited former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman to spread the message."
Positive
16% Conservative
"I think we can find consensus and common ground on ensuring that we have at a minimum a Texas-based guest worker program that matches our values, our needs, our economy, O'Rourke said."
Positive
10% Conservative
"As part of O'Rourke's campaign, the Democratic and former congressman has hosted more than 70 events across 65 counties in Texas."
Positive
4% Conservative
"In the last several months, Abbott's beefed up initiatives to curb illegal migration -- even though that's the role of the federal government, not the state."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Beto O'Rourke"
Positive
2% Conservative
"The border and Latino votersAbbott's campaign has also been focusing on Latino voters, something the Republican Party has also been doing."
Positive
0% Conservative
"In Corpus Christi, Laredo, and El Paso, 54 percent said they'd support O'Rourke, with 32 percent preferring Abbott."
Positive
16% Conservative
"In Corpus Christi, Laredo, and El Paso, 54 percent said they'd support O'Rourke, with 32 percent preferring Abbott."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Greg Abbott"
Negative
-4% Liberal
"O'Rourke said."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Still, Abbott has deployed Texas National Guard troops to the border."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Abbott has also bussed migrants seeking asylum to other states -- including Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Joshua Blank, with the Texas Politics Project, said it makes sense for Abbott to only agree to do a debate on the Rio Grande Valley."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"There's really no incentive for him to participate in any more debates than necessary, which I think he and his team have determined is one, Blank said, who believed the move is more of a reflection of the Abbott campaign's position and campaign strategy."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"He also said it makes sense for Abbott to continue doubling down on immigration."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"On Friday night, Edinburg will become the only town to host a gubernatorial debate between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his challenger, Beto O'Rourke."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"On Friday night, Edinburg will become the only town to host a gubernatorial debate between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and his challenger, Beto O'Rourke."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"In an interview with The Texas Newsroom after a town hall in Lampasas last month, O'Rourke said he doesn't want to write anyone off."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Because of Biden's open border policies, it does nothing but create even more chaos down here, Abbott said during a recent interview with Fox News."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Because of Biden's open border policies, it does nothing but create even more chaos down here, Abbott said during a recent interview with Fox News."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"He's blamed Democrats, mainly President Joe Biden, for the recent increase in migrant crossings."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"O'Rourke said he believes there's a way to find common ground with those who don't want to vote for Abbott, but might also be turned off by the Democratic Party."
Positive
6% Conservative
"O'Rourke said he believes there's a way to find common ground with those who don't want to vote for Abbott, but might also be turned off by the Democratic Party."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, recently said he was contemplating sending New Yorkers to Texas to door knock for O'Rourke."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"A recent Telemundo poll showed that out of 625 registered Hispanic voters statewide, 54 percent said they'd vote for O'Rourke, while 31 percent said they'd vote for Abbott."
Positive
2% Conservative
"A recent Telemundo poll showed that out of 625 registered Hispanic voters statewide, 54 percent said they'd vote for O'Rourke, while 31 percent said they'd vote for Abbott."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Meanwhile, Abbott has made immigration the core issue of his reelection campaign."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"There could hardly be anything better to aid my campaign against Beto O'Rourke than to have Beto O'Rourke aided by a bunch of New Yorkers, Abbott said."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"There could hardly be anything better to aid my campaign against Beto O'Rourke than to have Beto O'Rourke aided by a bunch of New Yorkers, Abbott said."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"There could hardly be anything better to aid my campaign against Beto O'Rourke than to have Beto O'Rourke aided by a bunch of New Yorkers, Abbott said."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"On the border, 48 percent of the voters in Brownsville and McAllen said they'd vote for O'Rourke, and 37 percent said they'd vote for Abbott."
Positive
2% Conservative
"On the border, 48 percent of the voters in Brownsville and McAllen said they'd vote for O'Rourke, and 37 percent said they'd vote for Abbott."
Positive
2% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : In the last several months, Abbott's beefed up initiatives to curb illegal migration -- even though that's the role of the federal government, not the state.
45% : Abbott has also bussed migrants seeking asylum to other states -- including Chicago, Washington, D.C., and New York City.
42% : He initially said there were 10,000 troops in the Southern border, but The Texas Tribune reported earlier this month the number had been reduced.

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