Lynn Schmidt: Reasons to cheer Joe Manchin

Jul 28, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    80% Extremely Conservative

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    66% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    96% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

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  •   Conservative
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"Manchin's refined stance on abortion seems to reflect the electorate's as well."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Among respondents, 69"
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Manchin released a statement shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade reiterating his opposition to abortion as a Catholic, but he has come to accept that my definition of pro-life may not be someone else's definition of pro-life."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"The final of the three issues where Manchin meets the middle is on the issue of abortion."
Negative
-60% Liberal
"Ly Schmidt St. Louis Post-DispatchThree centrist cheers for Sen. Joe Manchin III."
Positive
42% Conservative
"Donald Trump carried West Virginia by nearly 40 points in 2020."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Of course, Manchin is answerable to his West Virginia constituents and not the broader electorate."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Manchin had been in negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a broad deal but was waiting on more information about where the economy was headed."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Manchin had been in negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a broad deal but was waiting on more information about where the economy was headed."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"The Washington Post's front page declared, Manchin once more puts Biden in a bind."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"The Washington Post's front page declared, Manchin once more puts Biden in a bind."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, said on ABC's This Week: In my humble opinion, Manchin represents the very wealthiest people in this country, not working families in West Virginia or America."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, said on ABC's This Week: In my humble opinion, Manchin represents the very wealthiest people in this country, not working families in West Virginia or America."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Sen. Manchin believes it's time for leaders to put political agendas aside, reevaluate and adjust to the economic realities the country faces to avoid taking steps that add fuel to the inflation fire."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Manchin's stance exploded in news media coverage."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Manchin's refined stance on abortion seems to reflect the electorate's as well."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Manchin and his fellow West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, were among the 65 senators who voted for the Safer Communities Act."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Manchin and his fellow West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, were among the 65 senators who voted for the Safer Communities Act."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Democrats who are raging against Manchin should step outside of their ideological bubbles and instead take a lesson from him."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Manchin did go on to say that he is open to provisions that aim to lower prescription drug costs for seniors and for extending subsidies that could help keep health insurance costs down for millions of Americans."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Manchin was hoping to watch and wait for 30 to 45 more days, but the Democratic leadership lost its patience."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Manchin recently has met the ire of Democrats in the inflation-versus-climate action debate."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"After release of new economic indicators showing a 9.1"
Negative
-24% Liberal
"After release of new economic indicators showing a 9.1"
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Manchin's stance on three key issues may be unpopular with some of his Democratic colleagues but they are popular with Americans."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"The Guardian's headline said, Anger as Manchin kills Democrats' climate plans. ..."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Manchin released a statement shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade reiterating his opposition to abortion as a Catholic, but he has come to accept that my definition of pro-life may not be someone else's definition of pro-life."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"The final of the three issues where Manchin meets the middle is on the issue of abortion."
Negative
-30% Liberal

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Bias Meter

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% :Manchin's refined stance on abortion seems to reflect the electorate's as well.
40% : Among respondents, 69% -- including 56% of Republicans -- said abortion should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from rape.
31% : Manchin released a statement shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade reiterating his opposition to abortion as a Catholic, but he has "come to accept that my definition of pro-life may not be someone else's definition of pro-life.
20% : The final of the three issues where Manchin meets the middle is on the issue of abortion.

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