Masthead Maine Article RatingDems beating back Republican surge, but control of Congress still unclear - CentralMaine.com
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| "Voters in reliably red Kentucky rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Biden spent the night calling Democrats to congratulate them on their wins." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arrives to speak at an event early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican poised to be House speaker if the GOP takes control of the chamber, was optimistic, telling supporters, When you wake up tomorrow, we will be in the majority." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, two future possible Republican presidential contenders, beat back Democratic challengers to win in the nation's two largest red states." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, two future possible Republican presidential contenders, beat back Democratic challengers to win in the nation's two largest red states." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Trump had endorsed more than 300 candidates across the country, hoping the night would end in a red wave he could ride to the 2024 Republican presidential nomination." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "But he nonetheless bested Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in a major rebuke to Trump, whose endorsement helped Oz win the GOP's hard-fought primary." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Hours later, Palm Beach County issued an evacuation order for an area that included Trump's club with Tropical Storm Nicole approached.___Associated Press writer Haah Fingerhut contributed." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "The House and Senate races will determine the future of Biden's agenda and serve as a referendum on his administration as the nation reels from record-high inflation and concerns over the direction of the country." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won reelection, defeating Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 race." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi countered that her party would hold the chamber: While many races remain too close to call, it is clear that House Democratic Members and candidates are strongly outperforming expectations across the country." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "AP Photo/Gene J. PuskarWASHINGTON -- Razor-thin margins around the country left control of Congress still undetermined Wednesday, but Democrats showed surprising strength in the midterm election, topping Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden's low approval ratings would drag his party to key defeats." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Democrats Tony Evers in Wisconsin, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Kathy Hochul of New York, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Janet Mills of Maine also repelled Republican challengers." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Democrats Tony Evers in Wisconsin, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Kathy Hochul of New York, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Janet Mills of Maine also repelled Republican challengers." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Democrats Tony Evers in Wisconsin, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Kathy Hochul of New York, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Janet Mills of Maine also repelled Republican challengers." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Democrats Tony Evers in Wisconsin, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Kathy Hochul of New York, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Janet Mills of Maine also repelled Republican challengers." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Democrats Tony Evers in Wisconsin, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Kathy Hochul of New York, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and Janet Mills of Maine also repelled Republican challengers." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "But Republicans held on to governors' mansions in Florida, Texas and Georgia, another battleground state Biden narrowly won two years ago." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Biden didn't entirely shoulder the blame for inflation, with close to half of voters saying the higher-than-usual prices were more because of factors outside of his control." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "One of those Republican candidates, J.R. Majewski, who was at the Capitol during the deadly riot and who misrepresented his military service, lost to Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Democrats also were successful in governors' races, wiing in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pesylvania -- battlegrounds critical to Biden's 2020 win over Donald Trump." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Democrats also were successful in governors' races, wiing in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pesylvania -- battlegrounds critical to Biden's 2020 win over Donald Trump." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Republican control of the House would likely trigger a spate of investigations into Biden and his family, while a GOP Senate takeover would hobble the president's ability to make judicial appointments." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "JD Vance, the bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy, defeated 10-term congressman Tim Ryan, while Rep. Ted Budd beat Cheri Beasley, the former chief justice of the state Supreme Court." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "JD Vance, the bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy, defeated 10-term congressman Tim Ryan, while Rep. Ted Budd beat Cheri Beasley, the former chief justice of the state Supreme Court." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "This campaign has always been about fighting for everyone who's ever been knocked down that ever got back up.Democrats also held a crucial Senate seat in New Hampshire, where incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Republican Don Bolduc, a retired Army general who had initially promoted Trump's lies about the 2020 election being marred by widespread fraud that did not occur but tried to shift away from some of the more extreme positions he took during the GOP primary." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "This campaign has always been about fighting for everyone who's ever been knocked down that ever got back up.Democrats also held a crucial Senate seat in New Hampshire, where incumbent Maggie Hassan defeated Republican Don Bolduc, a retired Army general who had initially promoted Trump's lies about the 2020 election being marred by widespread fraud that did not occur but tried to shift away from some of the more extreme positions he took during the GOP primary." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Democratic Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton held off spirited Republican challengers in Virginia districts the GOP had hoped to flip." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Democratic Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jeifer Wexton held off spirited Republican challengers in Virginia districts the GOP had hoped to flip." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
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39% : Voters in reliably red Kentucky rejected a ballot measure aimed at denying any constitutional protections for abortion.*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.