Omaha World Herald Article RatingFront-running Trump faces high expectations, ignores his rivals in Iowa caucus test
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| "Begiing in 2017, she served for two years as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Trump." | Positive | 48% Conservative |
| "**********Asa Hutchinson brought his Asa's Normal Express to Council Bluffs on a snowy night last week, with a message that he offers a return to political norms compared to Trump." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "When Donald Trump staged a MAGA rally in western Iowa a week ago, he spoke confidently of his phenomenal polling numbers and the massive victory he sees coming in Monday's Iowa caucuses." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "Carter Lake resident Steve McAlpine, who was recently impressed by Ramaswamy on the stump, said the candidate is a kind of Donald Trump lite.He has a lot of the same ideas and qualities that made Donald Trump attractive, the 60-year-old said." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "In this iteration of Trump, in 2016, it was a lot of 'America First,' DeSantis said." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Here's a look at the campaigns of the top GOP contenders in the Hawkeye State, in order of their Saturday standing in the 538 website's composite of the leading polls: Trump 51" | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "A charismatic 38-year-old billionaire, Ramaswamy has some things in common with Trump, and he often sounds like him, too." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "The backing of some wealthy donors, including a super PAC tied to billionaire Charles Koch, in recent weeks has given Haley more TV ad time in Iowa than any of the other candidates -- including Trump." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "When Iowa Republicans gather Monday night for the nation's first-in-the-nation presidential test, there's little question that Trump will come out on top -- most likely bigly." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Haley may go into Monday with more upward momentum than any of the contenders, having recently surged in both Iowa and New Hampshire polls -- within single digits of Trump in some Granite State surveys." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "**********The fervent backing and loyalty Trump still engenders among his base has been evident at his rallies across Iowa." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "At the time registering less than 5" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "**********Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rose to national prominence over the last five years by enacting one of the most conservative agendas in the country: targeting LGBTQ issues in schools, barring public universities from spending on diversity, equity and inclusion, waging an anti-woke war against Disney and signing a strict abortion ban." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "I think President Trump was the right president at the right time." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump last week said the bad weather forecasts might even prove to be to his advantage, believing he has the most committed caucus backers." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "As Trump pursues a White House comeback in 2024, his campaign believes a huge win in Iowa could cement his hold on the Republican Party, begin the process of rolling up his remaining GOP opponents and help secure a November rematch against President Joe Biden." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "A vote for Donald Trump in these caucuses is a vote to secure our border, he said." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "In addition to skipping debates, Trump, unlike his opponents, has not been crisscrossing the state to meet voters retail-style and take their questions, opting instead for his rallies." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "If Trump gets less than 50" | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "After taking the stage that day, Trump delivered Wichers and other backers a rambling marathon speech ruing an hour and 45 minutes -- one in which he repeatedly aired his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Trump skipped the affair, as he shrewdly has all other debates in the campaign." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "And Christie -- the only GOP candidate who has aggressively opposed Trump -- that same day ended his campaign." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "Trump railed against the legal charges he faces related to his efforts to overturn the election and his handling of classified documents." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge for DeSantis and Haley, Goldford said, is threading the needle between making a case for why Trump should not be the nominee without alienating the MAGA Republicans who make up a sizable, vital chunk of the party's base." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "A 73-year-old who served eight years as Arkansas governor and formerly headed the Drug Enforcement Administration under President George W. Bush, Hutchinson also said he's the only Republican candidate who has not promised to pardon Trump should he get elected." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "They're ruing against Trump." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
| "To me, leadership is not about showmanship, it's not about entertainment, he said recently in Council Bluffs, alluding to Trump." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Unlike Trump, he says, he's not out seeking retribution for perceived wrongs." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge to Trump right now may not be Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley -- his two closest pursuers -- but the high expectations those lofty poll numbers create." | Negative | -66% Liberal |
| "Due to that fear, the two candidates have been mostly muted in their direct criticisms of Trump." | Negative | -68% Liberal |
| "Like Trump, DeSantis vows as president to crack down on illegal immigration and ramp up oil and gas production." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
| "Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it, Trump tweeted then -- foreshadowing the false election claims he would make as president four years later." | Negative | -74% Liberal |
| "Polling suggests the battle for No. 2 right now is closely contested between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador under Trump." | Negative | -78% Liberal |
| "Trump still follows no conventional political mores, at one point performing a comic imitation of Biden and referring to Biden, DeSantis and Haley by the degrading nicknames he's tagged them with." | Negative | -88% Liberal |
| "Indeed, DeSantis and Haley mostly ignored Trump and fiercely went after each other in the final Iowa debate Wednesday night in Des Moines, each accusing the other of being a liar." | Negative | -94% Liberal |
| "Begiing in 2017, she served for two years as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Trump." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "**********Asa Hutchinson brought his Asa's Normal Express to Council Bluffs on a snowy night last week, with a message that he offers a return to political norms compared to Trump." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "**********Asa Hutchinson brought his Asa's Normal Express to Council Bluffs on a snowy night last week, with a message that he offers a return to political norms compared to Trump." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "When Donald Trump staged a MAGA rally in western Iowa a week ago, he spoke confidently of his phenomenal polling numbers and the massive victory he sees coming in Monday's Iowa caucuses." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Carter Lake resident Steve McAlpine, who was recently impressed by Ramaswamy on the stump, said the candidate is a kind of Donald Trump lite.He has a lot of the same ideas and qualities that made Donald Trump attractive, the 60-year-old said." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Carter Lake resident Steve McAlpine, who was recently impressed by Ramaswamy on the stump, said the candidate is a kind of Donald Trump lite.He has a lot of the same ideas and qualities that made Donald Trump attractive, the 60-year-old said." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "In a campaign swing with DeSantis last week, Iowa Gov. Reynolds praised her fellow governor's handling of COVID-19." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "In a campaign swing with DeSantis last week, Iowa Gov. Reynolds praised her fellow governor's handling of COVID-19." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "And so it is wide open there, and I think that there'll be surprises on caucus night, Hutchinson said in an interview." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Now DeSantis is hoping the endorsement of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and strong support among Iowa's army of evangelical voters can finally give his campaign a spark." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Now DeSantis is hoping the endorsement of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and strong support among Iowa's army of evangelical voters can finally give his campaign a spark." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "**********Nikki Haley attended the Iowa State Fair in August wearing a T-shirt that said Underestimate me." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "In this iteration of Trump, in 2016, it was a lot of 'America First,' DeSantis said." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Here's a look at the campaigns of the top GOP contenders in the Hawkeye State, in order of their Saturday standing in the 538 website's composite of the leading polls: Trump 51" | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Here's a look at the campaigns of the top GOP contenders in the Hawkeye State, in order of their Saturday standing in the 538 website's composite of the leading polls: Trump 51" | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Here's a look at the campaigns of the top GOP contenders in the Hawkeye State, in order of their Saturday standing in the 538 website's composite of the leading polls: Trump 51" | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Here's a look at the campaigns of the top GOP contenders in the Hawkeye State, in order of their Saturday standing in the 538 website's composite of the leading polls: Trump 51" | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "A charismatic 38-year-old billionaire, Ramaswamy has some things in common with Trump, and he often sounds like him, too." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The 58-year-old said the back seat of her car was filled with Trump gear she had bought earlier." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Hutchinson joked that he's been working hard to keep expectations low for his campaign, and been successful." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "The backing of some wealthy donors, including a super PAC tied to billionaire Charles Koch, in recent weeks has given Haley more TV ad time in Iowa than any of the other candidates -- including Trump." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Now, I think it's more about 'Trump First' and Trump's personal stuff." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "When Iowa Republicans gather Monday night for the nation's first-in-the-nation presidential test, there's little question that Trump will come out on top -- most likely bigly." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "DeSantis has seemingly staked his whole campaign on Iowa, even choosing to ring in the New Year in the state two weeks ago." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The DeSantis campaign essentially peaked the day before he formally aounced his bid last year, Goldford said." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Haley may go into Monday with more upward momentum than any of the contenders, having recently surged in both Iowa and New Hampshire polls -- within single digits of Trump in some Granite State surveys." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
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| "**********The fervent backing and loyalty Trump still engenders among his base has been evident at his rallies across Iowa." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Vander Plaats, who backed the wier in the past three contested GOP caucuses, has said the message he's hearing from Republicans is that they like what (Trump) did, but it's time to turn the page." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "**********Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rose to national prominence over the last five years by enacting one of the most conservative agendas in the country: targeting LGBTQ issues in schools, barring public universities from spending on diversity, equity and inclusion, waging an anti-woke war against Disney and signing a strict abortion ban." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "It was all hype and showiness, Goldford said of Trump's 2016 Iowa campaign." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "I think President Trump was the right president at the right time." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "A poor caucus showing Monday could well spell the begiing of the end for fellow longshots Hutchinson and Ramaswamy, too." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Trump last week said the bad weather forecasts might even prove to be to his advantage, believing he has the most committed caucus backers." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "She paints herself as the GOP candidate most likely to be able to court moderates and independents against incumbent Biden, the presumed Democratic nominee." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "He offered as examples Trump's lack of respect for American allies and the disrespect he's shown military veterans." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "But with Trump polling at just over 50" | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "As Trump pursues a White House comeback in 2024, his campaign believes a huge win in Iowa could cement his hold on the Republican Party, begin the process of rolling up his remaining GOP opponents and help secure a November rematch against President Joe Biden." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "As Trump pursues a White House comeback in 2024, his campaign believes a huge win in Iowa could cement his hold on the Republican Party, begin the process of rolling up his remaining GOP opponents and help secure a November rematch against President Joe Biden." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Due to technical glitches with the app Iowa Democrats used to compile caucus results, Biden and other candidates left Iowa four years ago not knowing who had prevailed." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Though Biden faces no serious challenger within his party this year, Iowa will no longer be the first testing ground for Democratic candidates." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "A vote for Donald Trump in these caucuses is a vote to secure our border, he said." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "But he had a poorly run organization in the field and ended up losing to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz 28" | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "I don't expect (Trump's) margin of victory to be as large as everybody anticipates." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "As the nomination battle moves on to New Hampshire and beyond, the Iowa ruer-up could be seen as the leading Trump alternative for GOP voters who are weary of Trump's false 2020 election fraud claims and the division he sows within the nation's politics." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy all failed to qualify for the last debate due to low poll numbers." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "In addition to skipping debates, Trump, unlike his opponents, has not been crisscrossing the state to meet voters retail-style and take their questions, opting instead for his rallies." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "What the 77-year-old Trump does not want to see is a repeat of caucus night eight years ago." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "If Trump gets less than 50" | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "The next day, he accused Cruz of fraud and called for the results to be nullified." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "They spend a lot of time here talking about Biden, but they're not ruing against Biden right now, Goldford said." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "They spend a lot of time here talking about Biden, but they're not ruing against Biden right now, Goldford said." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "After taking the stage that day, Trump delivered Wichers and other backers a rambling marathon speech ruing an hour and 45 minutes -- one in which he repeatedly aired his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Trump skipped the affair, as he shrewdly has all other debates in the campaign." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "And Christie -- the only GOP candidate who has aggressively opposed Trump -- that same day ended his campaign." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Trump railed against the legal charges he faces related to his efforts to overturn the election and his handling of classified documents." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge for DeSantis and Haley, Goldford said, is threading the needle between making a case for why Trump should not be the nominee without alienating the MAGA Republicans who make up a sizable, vital chunk of the party's base." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge for DeSantis and Haley, Goldford said, is threading the needle between making a case for why Trump should not be the nominee without alienating the MAGA Republicans who make up a sizable, vital chunk of the party's base." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge for DeSantis and Haley, Goldford said, is threading the needle between making a case for why Trump should not be the nominee without alienating the MAGA Republicans who make up a sizable, vital chunk of the party's base." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "A 73-year-old who served eight years as Arkansas governor and formerly headed the Drug Enforcement Administration under President George W. Bush, Hutchinson also said he's the only Republican candidate who has not promised to pardon Trump should he get elected." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "A 73-year-old who served eight years as Arkansas governor and formerly headed the Drug Enforcement Administration under President George W. Bush, Hutchinson also said he's the only Republican candidate who has not promised to pardon Trump should he get elected." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "They're ruing against Trump." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "To me, leadership is not about showmanship, it's not about entertainment, he said recently in Council Bluffs, alluding to Trump." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Unlike Trump, he says, he's not out seeking retribution for perceived wrongs." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge to Trump right now may not be Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley -- his two closest pursuers -- but the high expectations those lofty poll numbers create." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge to Trump right now may not be Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley -- his two closest pursuers -- but the high expectations those lofty poll numbers create." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "The biggest challenge to Trump right now may not be Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley -- his two closest pursuers -- but the high expectations those lofty poll numbers create." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "Due to that fear, the two candidates have been mostly muted in their direct criticisms of Trump." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Like Trump, DeSantis vows as president to crack down on illegal immigration and ramp up oil and gas production." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
| "Like Trump, DeSantis vows as president to crack down on illegal immigration and ramp up oil and gas production." | Negative | -50% Liberal |
| "Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it, Trump tweeted then -- foreshadowing the false election claims he would make as president four years later." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it, Trump tweeted then -- foreshadowing the false election claims he would make as president four years later." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "Polling suggests the battle for No. 2 right now is closely contested between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador under Trump." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "Polling suggests the battle for No. 2 right now is closely contested between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador under Trump." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "Polling suggests the battle for No. 2 right now is closely contested between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador under Trump." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "Trump still follows no conventional political mores, at one point performing a comic imitation of Biden and referring to Biden, DeSantis and Haley by the degrading nicknames he's tagged them with." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump still follows no conventional political mores, at one point performing a comic imitation of Biden and referring to Biden, DeSantis and Haley by the degrading nicknames he's tagged them with." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump still follows no conventional political mores, at one point performing a comic imitation of Biden and referring to Biden, DeSantis and Haley by the degrading nicknames he's tagged them with." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump still follows no conventional political mores, at one point performing a comic imitation of Biden and referring to Biden, DeSantis and Haley by the degrading nicknames he's tagged them with." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump still follows no conventional political mores, at one point performing a comic imitation of Biden and referring to Biden, DeSantis and Haley by the degrading nicknames he's tagged them with." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Indeed, DeSantis and Haley mostly ignored Trump and fiercely went after each other in the final Iowa debate Wednesday night in Des Moines, each accusing the other of being a liar." | Negative | -86% Liberal |
| "Indeed, DeSantis and Haley mostly ignored Trump and fiercely went after each other in the final Iowa debate Wednesday night in Des Moines, each accusing the other of being a liar." | Negative | -86% Liberal |
| "Indeed, DeSantis and Haley mostly ignored Trump and fiercely went after each other in the final Iowa debate Wednesday night in Des Moines, each accusing the other of being a liar." | Negative | -86% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
74% : Beginning in 2017, she served for two years as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under Trump.65% : **********Asa Hutchinson brought his "Asa's Normal Express" to Council Bluffs on a snowy night last week, with a message that he offers a return to political norms compared to Trump.
63% : When Donald Trump staged a MAGA rally in western Iowa a week ago, he spoke confidently of his "phenomenal" polling numbers and the "massive" victory he sees coming in Monday's Iowa caucuses.
63% : "Carter Lake resident Steve McAlpine, who was recently impressed by Ramaswamy on the stump, said the candidate is a kind of "Donald Trump lite.""He has a lot of the same ideas and qualities that made Donald Trump attractive," the 60-year-old said.
59% : "In this iteration of Trump, in 2016, it was a lot of 'America First,' " DeSantis said.
57% : "Here's a look at the campaigns of the top GOP contenders in the Hawkeye State, in order of their Saturday standing in the 538 website's composite of the leading polls: Trump 51%, Haley 17%, DeSantis 16%, Ramaswamy 7% and Hutchinson less than 1%.
56% : A charismatic 38-year-old billionaire, Ramaswamy has some things in common with Trump, and he often sounds like him, too.
54% : The backing of some wealthy donors, including a super PAC tied to billionaire Charles Koch, in recent weeks has given Haley more TV ad time in Iowa than any of the other candidates -- including Trump.
53% : "When Iowa Republicans gather Monday night for the nation's first-in-the-nation presidential test, there's little question that Trump will come out on top -- most likely bigly.
53% : Haley may go into Monday with more upward momentum than any of the contenders, having recently surged in both Iowa and New Hampshire polls -- within single digits of Trump in some Granite State surveys.
51% : **********The fervent backing and loyalty Trump still engenders among his base has been evident at his rallies across Iowa.
48% : At the time registering less than 5% in Iowa polls, she has rallied to the high teens and into second in Iowa polling averages -- though still more than 30 points behind Trump.
47% : "**********Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rose to national prominence over the last five years by enacting one of the most conservative agendas in the country: targeting LGBTQ issues in schools, barring public universities from spending on diversity, equity and inclusion, waging an "anti-woke" war against Disney and signing a strict abortion ban.
44% : "I think President Trump was the right president at the right time.
43% : "Trump last week said the bad weather forecasts might even prove to be to his advantage, believing he has the most committed caucus backers.
40% : As Trump pursues a White House comeback in 2024, his campaign believes a huge win in Iowa could cement his hold on the Republican Party, begin the process of rolling up his remaining GOP opponents and help secure a November rematch against President Joe Biden.
40% : "A vote for Donald Trump in these caucuses is a vote to secure our border," he said.
35% : "In addition to skipping debates, Trump, unlike his opponents, has not been crisscrossing the state to meet voters retail-style and take their questions, opting instead for his rallies.
34% : "If Trump gets less than 50% in Iowa, I think that signals he's weaker than everyone says he is."A weaker-than-expected performance from the front-runner would also put that much more focus on who finishes second to Trump in Iowa.
30% : After taking the stage that day, Trump delivered Wichers and other backers a rambling marathon speech running an hour and 45 minutes -- one in which he repeatedly aired his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen.
29% : Trump skipped the affair, as he shrewdly has all other debates in the campaign.
29% : And Christie -- the only GOP candidate who has aggressively opposed Trump -- that same day ended his campaign.
29% : Trump railed against the legal charges he faces related to his efforts to overturn the election and his handling of classified documents.
28% : The biggest challenge for DeSantis and Haley, Goldford said, is threading the needle between making a case for why Trump should not be the nominee without alienating the MAGA Republicans who make up a sizable, vital chunk of the party's base.
26% : "A 73-year-old who served eight years as Arkansas governor and formerly headed the Drug Enforcement Administration under President George W. Bush, Hutchinson also said he's the only Republican candidate who has not promised to pardon Trump should he get elected.
25% : "They're running against Trump.
23% : "To me, leadership is not about showmanship, it's not about entertainment," he said recently in Council Bluffs, alluding to Trump.
23% : Unlike Trump, he says, he's not out seeking retribution for perceived wrongs.
17% : "The biggest challenge to Trump right now may not be Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley -- his two closest pursuers -- but the high expectations those lofty poll numbers create.
16% : Due to that fear, the two candidates have been mostly muted in their direct criticisms of Trump.
15% : Like Trump, DeSantis vows as president to crack down on illegal immigration and ramp up oil and gas production.
13% : "Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it," Trump tweeted then -- foreshadowing the false election claims he would make as president four years later.
11% : Polling suggests the battle for No. 2 right now is closely contested between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador under Trump.
6% : "Trump still follows no conventional political mores, at one point performing a comic imitation of Biden and referring to Biden, DeSantis and Haley by the degrading nicknames he's tagged them with.
3% : "Indeed, DeSantis and Haley mostly ignored Trump and fiercely went after each other in the final Iowa debate Wednesday night in Des Moines, each accusing the other of being a liar.
*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.