David Pryor, former Arkansas governor and US senator, dies at 89

Apr 20, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -14% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -6% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    22% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

18% Positive

  •   Liberal
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"It not only led to the establishment of a lasting and productive partnership with Arkansas senior Sen. Dale Bumpers, it cleared the path for a young politician and future president from Hope, Bill Clinton, to grab the reins of state government."
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-6% Liberal
"After three terms at the state capitol Pryor set his sights on Washington, D.C., wiing a 1966 special election to succeed longtime Rep. Oren Harris."
Positive
16% Conservative
"In 1972, he mounted a primary challenge to the powerful Democratic incumbent Sen. John McClellan."
Positive
4% Conservative
"With wife Barbara at his side he stormed the state, dispatching Faubus and Lt. Gov. Bob Riley in the primary then capturing 66"
Negative
-6% Liberal
"It not only led to the establishment of a lasting and productive partnership with Arkansas senior Sen. Dale Bumpers, it cleared the path for a young politician and future president from Hope, Bill Clinton, to grab the reins of state government."
Positive
0% Conservative
"It not only led to the establishment of a lasting and productive partnership with Arkansas senior Sen. Dale Bumpers, it cleared the path for a young politician and future president from Hope, Bill Clinton, to grab the reins of state government."
Positive
0% Conservative
"It included two sitting congressmen, Jim Guy Tucker and Ray Thornton."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"In the Senate, Pryor continued his advocacy for the elderly and cast repeated votes against the agenda of President Ronald Reagan."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"In 1984, Reagan traveled to Arkansas to campaign for Pryor's Republican opponent, Rep. Ed Bethune."
Negative
-16% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : It not only led to the establishment of a lasting and productive partnership with Arkansas senior Sen. Dale Bumpers, it cleared the path for a young politician and future president from Hope, Bill Clinton, to grab the reins of state government.

*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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