Washington Post Article RatingBacterial infection disrupts Beto O'Rourke's campaign for Texas governor
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-16% Somewhat Liberal
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| "The two campaigns put O'Rourke on the record on various positions including abortion and gun rights -- particularly tense topics in Texas, where gun ownership is among the highest in the country." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "The two campaigns put O'Rourke on the record on various positions including abortion and gun rights -- particularly tense topics in Texas, where gun ownership is among the highest in the country." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "He ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2018, though he was within a few percentage points of Sen. Ted Cruz (R)." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "O'Rourke's illness comes at the tail end of his Drive for Texas, a 49-day tour in a Toyota pickup truck with 70 events across more than 65 counties." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "That race propelled O'Rourke to the national political stage and an unsuccessful campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "O'Rourke's campaign events from Thursday last week to Sunday will be rescheduled, according to his website." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "A video from an earlier stop on the tour, in Mineral Wells, went viral after O'Rourke confronted a heckler during his speech about the school shooting in Uvalde, Tex. Gun control has been a staple of his platform to defeat Abbott." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "A video from an earlier stop on the tour, in Mineral Wells, went viral after O'Rourke confronted a heckler during his speech about the school shooting in Uvalde, Tex. Gun control has been a staple of his platform to defeat Abbott." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "He lags Abbott in recent polls by multiple percentage points outside the margins of error." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Beto O'Rourke's risky quest for votes in deep-red TexasO'Rourke is ruing against Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in the November election." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Beto O'Rourke's risky quest for votes in deep-red TexasO'Rourke is ruing against Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in the November election." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Beto O'Rourke's risky quest for votes in deep-red TexasO'Rourke is ruing against Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in the November election." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
54% : The two campaigns put O'Rourke on the record on various positions including abortion and gun rights -- particularly tense topics in Texas, where gun ownership is among the highest in the country.*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.