Seattle Pi Article RatingMidterms reinforce Christian voter trends on abortion, GOP
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| "In red states and blue states, with religious voters and secular voters, wherever abortion was on the ballot, abortion rights disproportionately won, she said in a statement." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are -- even on abortion." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "It legalized abortion nationwide -- with some limits -- until it was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Most of the country wants some restrictions on abortion, but they don't want bans, Fea said." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "In Kentucky, a reliably Republican state, voters rejected a GOP-backed ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "The Christian right, despite the fact that they got what they wanted with the overturning of Roe, is not getting the extent of the victory they had hoped.Only about one in 10 voters nationwide and across most states say abortion should be illegal in all cases, according to AP VoteCast." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Even among white evangelical voters, while most say abortion should generally be illegal, only about two in 10 say abortion should be illegal in all cases." | Negative | -66% Liberal |
| "While some candidates associated with the view succeeded - such as U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican re-elected in her overwhelmingly red Georgia district - those facing a more mixed electorate struggled." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "In Arizona, Catholic voters were evenly divided between the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor, while about 60" | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "I think it's a vote against an extreme brand of Christian nationalism, combined with election denying, said Fea, author of Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, also associated with the movement, faced a tighter-than-expected race for re-election in Colorado." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Greg Abbott in Texas, Brian Kemp in Georgia, Ron DeSantis in Florida and Mike DeWine in Ohio." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Greg Abbott in Texas, Brian Kemp in Georgia, Ron DeSantis in Florida and Mike DeWine in Ohio." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Greg Abbott in Texas, Brian Kemp in Georgia, Ron DeSantis in Florida and Mike DeWine in Ohio." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Greg Abbott in Texas, Brian Kemp in Georgia, Ron DeSantis in Florida and Mike DeWine in Ohio." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
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45% : "In red states and blue states, with religious voters and secular voters, wherever abortion was on the ballot, abortion rights disproportionately won," she said in a statement.44% : In the midterm elections, evangelical Christians across the nation reconfirmed their allegiance to conservative candidates and causes, while Catholic voters once again showed how closely divided they are -- even on abortion.
40% : It legalized abortion nationwide -- with some limits -- until it was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
39% :"Most of the country wants some restrictions on abortion, but they don't want bans," Fea said.
38% : In Kentucky, a reliably Republican state, voters rejected a GOP-backed ballot measure aimed at denying any state constitutional protections for abortion.
34% : "The Christian right, despite the fact that they got what they wanted with the overturning of Roe, is not getting the extent of the victory they had hoped."Only about one in 10 voters nationwide and across most states say abortion should be illegal in all cases, according to AP VoteCast.
17% : Even among white evangelical voters, while most say abortion should generally be illegal, only about two in 10 say abortion should be illegal in all cases.
*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.