The Christian Science Monitor Article RatingMcConnell to step down as Senate leader: 'It's time to move on'
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-50% Moderately Liberal
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40% ReliableFair
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-28% Moderately Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
96% Negative
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work, Mr. McConnell said." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "It has been my life." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Mr. Trump has pulled the party hard to the ideological right, questioning longtime military alliances such as NATO, international trade agreements, and pushing for a severe crackdown on immigration, all the while clinging to the falsehood that the election was stolen from him in 2020." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Mr. McConnell and Mr. Trump had worked together in Mr. Trump's first term, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work," Mr. McConnell said. | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| Mr. McConnell announced his decision Feb. 28 in the well of the Senate, a place where he looked in awe from its back benches in 1985 when he arrived and where he grew increasingly comfortable in the front row seat afforded the party leaders.nn | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "I am unconflicted about the good within our country and the irreplaceable role we play as the leader of the free world," Mr. McConnell said.nn | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| Mr. McConnell built his power base by a combination of care and nurturing of his members, including understanding their political imperatives. | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| Other members of the Republican Senate leadership have endorsed Mr. Trump. | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.nn | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "The end of my contributions are closer than I'd prefer," Mr. McConnell said.nn | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| Misunderstanding politics is not one of them," Mr. McConnell said. | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| Mr. McConnell wanted to run the Senate. | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "nnThe senator had been under increasing pressure from the restive, and at times hostile wing of his party that has aligned firmly with Mr. Trump. | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| Mr. McConnell's path to power was hardly linear, but from the day he walked onto the Senate floor in 1985 and took his seat as the most junior Republican senator, he set his sights on being the party leader. | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| Aides said Mr. McConnell's announcement about the leadership post was unrelated to his health. | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| During his campaign in 1984, when Mr. Reagan was visiting Kentucky, the president called him "Mitch O'Donnell. | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| He most recently beat back a challenge led by Sen. Rick Scott of Florida last November.nn | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "nnMr. McConnell endorsed Mr. Reagan's view of America's role in the world and the senator has persisted in the face of opposition, including from Mr. Trump, that Congress should include a foreign assistance package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine.nn | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "nnMr. McConnell endorsed Mr. Reagan's view of America's role in the world and the senator has persisted in the face of opposition, including from Mr. Trump, that Congress should include a foreign assistance package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine.nn | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "nnMr. McConnell endorsed Mr. Reagan's view of America's role in the world and the senator has persisted in the face of opposition, including from Mr. Trump, that Congress should include a foreign assistance package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine.nn | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| Rather than fade from prominence after the Capitol riot, Mr. Trump continued to assert his control over the party and finds himself on a clear glide path to the Republican nomination. | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| Mr. McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, "albeit from a different seat in the chamber." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| But while Mr. McConnell's critics within the GOP conference had grown louder, their numbers had not grown appreciably larger, a marker of Mr. McConnell's strategic and tactical skill and his ability to understand the needs of his fellow Republican senators.nn | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| But while Mr. McConnell's critics within the GOP conference had grown louder, their numbers had not grown appreciably larger, a marker of Mr. McConnell's strategic and tactical skill and his ability to understand the needs of his fellow Republican senators.nn | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| But there was also friction from the start, with Mr. Trump frequently sniping at the senator.nn | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "nnMr. Trump has pulled the party hard to the ideological right, questioning longtime military alliances such as NATO, international trade agreements, and pushing for a severe crackdown on immigration, all the while clinging to the falsehood that the election was stolen from him in 2020.nn | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell was not impaired cognitively, but did have some additional physical limitations.nn | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "That said, I believe more strongly than ever that America's global leadership is essential to preserving the shining city on a hill that Ronald Reagan discussed. | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell gave no specific reason for the timing of his decision, which he has been contemplating for months, but he cited the recent death of his wife's youngest sister as a moment that prompted introspection. | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell and Mr. Trump had worked together in Mr. Trump's first term, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation. | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell and Mr. Trump had worked together in Mr. Trump's first term, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation. | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell and Mr. Trump had worked together in Mr. Trump's first term, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation. | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| Their relationship has essentially been over since Mr. Trump refused to accept the results of the Electoral College. | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "nnHis decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan's brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances to the fiery, often isolationist populism of former President Donald Trump.nn | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "nnHis decision punctuates a powerful ideological transition underway in the Republican Party, from Ronald Reagan's brand of traditional conservatism and strong international alliances to the fiery, often isolationist populism of former President Donald Trump.nn | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell has not, and that has drawn criticism from other Republican senators.nn | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell assigned blame and responsibility to Mr. Trump and said that he should be held to account through the criminal justice system for his actions.nn | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell assigned blame and responsibility to Mr. Trump and said that he should be held to account through the criminal justice system for his actions.nn | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell's critics insist he could have done more, including voting to convict Mr. Trump during his second impeachment trial. | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell's critics insist he could have done more, including voting to convict Mr. Trump during his second impeachment trial. | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell did not, arguing that since Mr. Trump was no longer in office, he could not be subject to impeachment.nn | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| Mr. McConnell did not, arguing that since Mr. Trump was no longer in office, he could not be subject to impeachment.nn | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| The two have been estranged since December 2020, when Mr. McConnell refused to abide by Mr. Trump's lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.nn | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| The two have been estranged since December 2020, when Mr. McConnell refused to abide by Mr. Trump's lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.nn | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| The two have been estranged since December 2020, when Mr. McConnell refused to abide by Mr. Trump's lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.nn | Negative | -22% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
71% : "As I have been thinking about when I would deliver some news to the Senate, I always imagined a moment when I had total clarity and peace about the sunset of my work," Mr. McConnell said.66% : "It has been my life.
48% : "Mr. Trump has pulled the party hard to the ideological right, questioning longtime military alliances such as NATO, international trade agreements, and pushing for a severe crackdown on immigration, all the while clinging to the falsehood that the election was stolen from him in 2020.
39% : Mr. McConnell and Mr. Trump had worked together in Mr. Trump's first term, remaking the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary in a far more conservative image, and on tax legislation.
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