National Memo Article Rating'Massive' Blunder: Graham Abortion Bill Riles Republicans, Thrills Democrats
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-12% Somewhat Liberal
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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.
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| "It is a remarkable about-face for a lawmaker who just 37 days ago on national television said abortion should be left up to the states, not the federal government." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Many Democrats and voters on the left are thrilled Graham, they say, has exposed what the GOP's real intentions have been all along: not states' rights, but the control of women's bodies and a nationwide ban on abortion." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Graham's bill, which would ban abortion at 15 weeks (Graham got even that wrong at his press conference, saying after 15 weeks,) with few exceptions, is more extreme than even some states' current bans." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
| "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is being praised and punished by Democrats - and mostly criticized if not just ignored by Republicans." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "It's also a snapshot of just how extreme Graham has allowed himself to become." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Many Democrats and voters on the left are thrilled Graham, they say, has exposed what the GOP's real intentions have been all along: not states' rights, but the control of women's bodies and a nationwide ban on abortion." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Graham's bill, which would ban abortion at 15 weeks (Graham got even that wrong at his press conference, saying after 15 weeks,) with few exceptions, is more extreme than even some states' current bans." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "Graham's bill, which would ban abortion at 15 weeks (Graham got even that wrong at his press conference, saying after 15 weeks,) with few exceptions, is more extreme than even some states' current bans." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
47% : It is a remarkable about-face for a lawmaker who just 37 days ago on national television said abortion should be left up to the states, not the federal government.32% : Many Democrats and voters on the left are thrilled Graham, they say, has exposed what the GOP's real intentions have been all along: not "states' rights," but the control of women's bodies and a nationwide ban on abortion.
19% : Graham's bill, which would ban abortion at 15 weeks (Graham got even that wrong at his press conference, saying "after" 15 weeks,) with few exceptions, is more extreme than even some states' current bans.
*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.