McClellan projected to become first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress

  • Bias Rating

    -4% Center

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    -4% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    4% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

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"Multiple voters at the polls Tuesday also said they admired McClellan for her support for public education."
Positive
34% Conservative
"And while vowing to continue McEachin's legacy on environmental justice, she also pledged to continue to pursue women's rights issues, such as access to abortion and reproductive health care."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Taken altogether, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), McClellan's longtime mentor, said the range of different types of legislation McClellan has led makes her well suited to join Congress."
Positive
20% Conservative
"To date, only three Black men, including McEachin and Rep. Robert C. Bobby Scott, have represented the state in Congress."
Positive
10% Conservative
"To date, only three Black men, including McEachin and Rep. Robert C. Bobby Scott, have represented the state in Congress."
Positive
10% Conservative
"To date, only three Black men, including McEachin and Rep. Robert C. Bobby Scott, have represented the state in Congress."
Positive
10% Conservative
"More important is what she does after she's elected, said Scott, a Democrat who campaigned for McClellan this year."
Positive
0% Conservative
"More important is what she does after she's elected, said Scott, a Democrat who campaigned for McClellan this year."
Positive
0% Conservative
"More important is what she does after she's elected, said Scott, a Democrat who campaigned for McClellan this year."
Positive
0% Conservative
"It's not like she has just tried to master one thing and keeps plowing the same field - she really masters the breadth of domestic policy in the legislature, said Kaine, who officiated McClellan's wedding."
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-6% Liberal
"Scott - who had the distinction of being the first Black Virginian elected to Congress since Reconstruction - said that while he celebrated McClellan breaking a historic barrier, he believed voters were more eager to see what history she could make as a legislator."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Scott - who had the distinction of being the first Black Virginian elected to Congress since Reconstruction - said that while he celebrated McClellan breaking a historic barrier, he believed voters were more eager to see what history she could make as a legislator."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Scott - who had the distinction of being the first Black Virginian elected to Congress since Reconstruction - said that while he celebrated McClellan breaking a historic barrier, he believed voters were more eager to see what history she could make as a legislator."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder, the first Black man elected governor in the United States, echoed Scott, saying the milestone only becomes significant based on what the candidate achieves once in office, not based on the milestone alone."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder, the first Black man elected governor in the United States, echoed Scott, saying the milestone only becomes significant based on what the candidate achieves once in office, not based on the milestone alone."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder, the first Black man elected governor in the United States, echoed Scott, saying the milestone only becomes significant based on what the candidate achieves once in office, not based on the milestone alone."
Negative
-10% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Multiple voters at the polls Tuesday also said they admired McClellan for her support for public education.
34% : And while vowing to continue McEachin's legacy on environmental justice, she also pledged to continue to pursue women's rights issues, such as access to abortion and reproductive health care.

*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.

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