Deer kills, gender-affirming care, discourteous discourse: Your guide to Michigan politics

Oct 24, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    26% Moderately Conservative

  • Reliability

    N/AN/A

  • Policy Leaning

    36% Moderately Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    72% 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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"Candidate for governor, Tudor Dixon, for one, is a supporter of such measures, like protecting girls sports and baing discussion of gender identity before fourth grade."
Positive
10% Conservative
"They voted against advancing the proposals, which would expanding voting rights and amend the state constitution to include a right to make decisions about abortion and other reproductive care."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Her opponent, Matt DePerno, has said he would prosecute under the state's 1931 ban on abortion, now unenforceable by court order."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Whitmer supports decriminalization, but says the bill was amended to limit state authorities' ability to collect timely, high-quality information on deer harvests."
Positive
14% Conservative
"Whitmer's campaign and the Democratic Governors Association alone have spent or reserved a combined $39.4 million in broadcast advertising since the primary, according to AdImpact."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Among other races with lopsided fundraising results, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Lansing, raised $8.8 million and spent $6.5 this election cycle."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Her challenger, Republican state Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, raised $2.1 million, and had spent nearly all of it by the end of September."
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-2% Liberal
"READ HERE: Republicans still waiting on advertising cavalry for Tudor DixonDixon continues to be vastly outspent in her attempt to unseat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Whitmer's resolve competes with Dixon's cuts at Detroit economic forumWhitmer vetoes GOP-backed legislation to limit governor's emergency powerProbe into Shirkey-tied nonprofits continues; $2.33M conciliation agreement declined"
Negative
-30% Liberal
"Whitmer's resolve competes with Dixon's cuts at Detroit economic forumWhitmer vetoes GOP-backed legislation to limit governor's emergency powerProbe into Shirkey-tied nonprofits continues; $2.33M conciliation agreement declined"
Negative
-30% Liberal
"Hunters, be warnedAs Jordyn Hermani reported on Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rejected a proposal to reduce the penalty for failing to report a deer kill within 72 hours, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail or a fine ranging from $50 to $500."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"It seems we can agree the election process has been more closely examined since Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed fraud led to his proven 2020 defeat."
Negative
-46% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Candidate for governor, Tudor Dixon, for one, is a supporter of such measures, like protecting girls sports and banning discussion of gender identity before fourth grade.
41% : They voted against advancing the proposals, which would expanding voting rights and amend the state constitution to include a right to make decisions about abortion and other reproductive care.
36% : Her opponent, Matt DePerno, has said he would prosecute under the state's 1931 ban on abortion, now unenforceable by court order.

*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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