Daily Herald Article RatingMajor fundraising underdogs among challengers to unseat incumbents
Jul 09, 2022 View Original Article
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "Rep. Stoneback failed her constituents when she worked against and refused to vote for lifesaving legislation that would require universal background checks for all gun sales and provide funding for mental health, Kathleen Sances, president and CEO of GPAC, said in a statement." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Willis was the sponsor of gun dealer licensing legislation that became the first bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Willis was the sponsor of gun dealer licensing legislation that became the first bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Davis raised just $48,000, including $6,000 from Bailey supporter megadonor Richard Uihlein, and $15,000 from the Restore Illinois PAC, which also supported Bailey." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Davis raised just $48,000, including $6,000 from Bailey supporter megadonor Richard Uihlein, and $15,000 from the Restore Illinois PAC, which also supported Bailey." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Travis Weaver, the victor in that race, was backed by the GOP nominee for governor, state Sen. Darren Bailey." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Fundraising was about equal in that race, with Willis raising $330,000, including $76,000 from teacher unions, $100,000 from other elected officials' candidate committees and $63,000 from Democrats for the Illinois House." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "All told, Luft raised $463,000." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The longest-serving of the incumbents to lose their primary election was Democratic Rep. Mike Zalewski, of Riverside, a founding member of the House's Mod Squad of moderate Democrats." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "While she was not named to leadership under Welch, he did campaign for Willis during the primary race." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Redfield calculated that Zalewski raised just over $1 million and about $96,000 was raised by associated independent expenditure committees." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Willis was a member of Madigan's leadership team who ultimately opposed Madigan's reelection as speaker in 2021, helping to end his historic run." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Hernandez had the backing of progressive U.S. congressman Jesus Chuy Garcia, as well as powerful labor unions such as the Mid America Carpenters Union and the Chicago Laborers' District Council." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Hernandez had the backing of progressive U.S. congressman Jesus Chuy Garcia, as well as powerful labor unions such as the Mid America Carpenters Union and the Chicago Laborers' District Council." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Hernandez had the backing of progressive U.S. congressman Jesus Chuy Garcia, as well as powerful labor unions such as the Mid America Carpenters Union and the Chicago Laborers' District Council." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Welter was one of the House GOP's more effective bipartisan lawmakers, having most recently voted for the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, a massive energy overhaul which helped secure the future of the nuclear plants in his district." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Welter was bested by about 1,000 votes in the district that includes suburbs such as Yorkville and Oswego." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "In the 77th District, which includes O'Hare International Airport and the suburbs of Northlake and Addison, incumbent Democrat Kathleen Willis trailed challenger Norma Hernandez by about 200 votes as of Friday." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Spending in that race was near equal as well, with Stoneback raising $285,000, including $44,000 from organized labor, $14,000 from Democrats for the Illinois House and $44,000 from Welch's candidate committee." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "16th House DistrictThe Gun Violence Prevention PAC claimed the apparent unseating of incumbent Denyse Wang Stoneback as a victory in the 16th District." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Rep. Stoneback failed her constituents when she worked against and refused to vote for lifesaving legislation that would require universal background checks for all gun sales and provide funding for mental health, Kathleen Sances, president and CEO of GPAC, said in a statement." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Zalewski was one of three incumbent House Democrats who were trailing in their elections." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The Republican candidate in the district is Anthony Airdo, of Melrose Park, who lost to Willis in the district's old boundaries in 2020 by a margin of about 44 percentage points." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Mark Luft, a House Republican and mayor of Pekin who had the backing of over $59,000 from the campaign account of House Minority Leader Jim Durkin and $268,000 from organized labor, lost by more than 3,000 votes to the son of a retired state senator in the 93rd District." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Mark Luft, a House Republican and mayor of Pekin who had the backing of over $59,000 from the campaign account of House Minority Leader Jim Durkin and $268,000 from organized labor, lost by more than 3,000 votes to the son of a retired state senator in the 93rd District." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Kevin Olickal, a Skokie Democrat who had a lead of about 640 votes over Stoneback as of Friday, also had the backing of U.S. Rep. Garcia, as well as his state senator, Ram Villivalam, of Chicago." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Kevin Olickal, a Skokie Democrat who had a lead of about 640 votes over Stoneback as of Friday, also had the backing of U.S. Rep. Garcia, as well as his state senator, Ram Villivalam, of Chicago." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Kevin Olickal, a Skokie Democrat who had a lead of about 640 votes over Stoneback as of Friday, also had the backing of U.S. Rep. Garcia, as well as his state senator, Ram Villivalam, of Chicago." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Kevin Olickal, a Skokie Democrat who had a lead of about 640 votes over Stoneback as of Friday, also had the backing of U.S. Rep. Garcia, as well as his state senator, Ram Villivalam, of Chicago." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Kevin Olickal, a Skokie Democrat who had a lead of about 640 votes over Stoneback as of Friday, also had the backing of U.S. Rep. Garcia, as well as his state senator, Ram Villivalam, of Chicago." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Olickal raised $204,000, with $96,000 in independent expenditures raised to oppose Stoneback by anti-gun groups." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Rashid's margin of victory was about 320 votes, unofficially as of Friday, although Zalewski conceded on Election Night." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "In the 75th House District, David Welter, a Morris Republican, was defeated by Jed Davis, a more conservative challenger from Newark who also had Bailey's backing." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "In the 75th House District, David Welter, a Morris Republican, was defeated by Jed Davis, a more conservative challenger from Newark who also had Bailey's backing." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
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42% : "Rep. Stoneback failed her constituents when she worked against and refused to vote for lifesaving legislation that would require universal background checks for all gun sales and provide funding for mental health," Kathleen Sances, president and CEO of GPAC, said in a statement.*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.