Debate shows deep divides within Republican Party

  • Bias Rating

    6% Center

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Moderately Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    96% 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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"He responded with ease, citing Florida legislation to remove mentions of gender identity and so-called critical race theory in the classroom."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"The first Republican presidential debate illustrated the deep divisions within the GOP, with the candidates on stage arguing over issues including U.S. support for Ukraine, when and how to best restrict abortion nationwide, and support for the party's eventual 2024 nominee."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"There was disagreement on abortion, with Haley calling for consensus and former Vice President Mike Pence saying that was the opposite of leadership."
Negative
-76% Liberal
"Haley agreed that Pence did the right thing and deserved credit, as did North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.___Republished with permission of The Associated Press."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Haley agreed that Pence did the right thing and deserved credit, as did North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.___Republished with permission of The Associated Press."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Under pressure from both Pence and the moderators, DeSantis ultimately said, Mike did his duty."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Under pressure from both Pence and the moderators, DeSantis ultimately said, Mike did his duty."
Positive
10% Conservative
"I've got no beef with him, prompting Pence to reply, I'm relieved."
Positive
10% Conservative
"The Republican presidential candidates at Wednesday's debate largely said they agreed with former Pence's actions on Jan. 6, 2021."
Positive
4% Conservative
"South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott said, Absolutely.DeSantis didn't immediately answer the question, saying, We've got to look forward."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Though he's well behind Trump, Ramaswamy has crept up in recent polls, leading to his position next to DeSantis at center stage."
Positive
0% Conservative
"That drew rebukes from many of his rivals, including former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, who told the 38-year-old technology entrepreneur, You have no foreign policy experience, and it shows."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"After recent campaign stumbles, Ron DeSantis was expected to have to defend himself and project likeability on the debate stage -- but he had done relatively little of either as the two-hour broadcast neared its end."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Despite so much consensus on Trump, however, Pence drew applause when he said the former President wasn't above the law."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Despite so much consensus on Trump, however, Pence drew applause when he said the former President wasn't above the law."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Candidates agree Pence did the right thing on Jan. 6"
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Trump skipped Wednesday night's event and was not a major focus of what was said."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"The Florida Governor instead seemed to take a back seat to more vocal candidates, speaking significantly less than Ramaswamy, his closest GOP competitor besides Trump in recent polls."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"The candidates largely agreed that Pence was right to protect the results of the 2020 election against Donald Trump's pressure campaign."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"The candidates largely agreed that Pence was right to protect the results of the 2020 election against Donald Trump's pressure campaign."
Negative
-40% Liberal
"Pence eschewed then-President Trump's demands to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election, a decision that led some in a mob of Trump supporters to chant for his hanging that day."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Pence eschewed then-President Trump's demands to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election, a decision that led some in a mob of Trump supporters to chant for his hanging that day."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Pence eschewed then-President Trump's demands to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election, a decision that led some in a mob of Trump supporters to chant for his hanging that day."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"There was disagreement on abortion, with Haley calling for consensus and former Vice President Mike Pence saying that was the opposite of leadership."
Negative
-56% Liberal
"There was disagreement on abortion, with Haley calling for consensus and former Vice President Mike Pence saying that was the opposite of leadership."
Negative
-56% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : He responded with ease, citing Florida legislation to remove mentions of gender identity and so-called critical race theory in the classroom.
41% : The first Republican presidential debate illustrated the deep divisions within the GOP, with the candidates on stage arguing over issues including U.S. support for Ukraine, when and how to best restrict abortion nationwide, and support for the party's eventual 2024 nominee.
12% :There was disagreement on abortion, with Haley calling for "consensus" and former Vice President Mike Pence saying that was the "opposite of leadership."

*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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