Salon Article RatingMitch McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader following November election
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- Policy Leaning
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- Politician Portrayal
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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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| "To serve Kentucky has been the honor of my life, to lead my Republican colleagues has been the highest privilege, said McCoell, who turned 82 last week." | Positive | 54% Conservative |
| "McCoell made no direct reference to this year's presidential election or to Donald Trump, who will almost certainly be the Republican nominee." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "To serve Kentucky has been the honor of my life, to lead my Republican colleagues has been the highest privilege, said McCoell, who turned 82 last week." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference following the Republicans weekly policy luncheon on January 23, 2024 in Washington, DC." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "As noted by NBC News, McCoell is the longest-serving Senate caucus leader in history, having held his current post in the chamber in 1985." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "When you lose a loved one, particularly at a young age, there's a certain introspection that accompanies the grieving process, McCoell said." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "(Samuel Corum/Getty Images)Sen. Mitch McCoell of Kentucky will be vacating his seat as Senate minority leader following the general election in November, he aounced from the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon." | Negative | -6% 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 | -16% Liberal |
| "McCoell made no direct reference to this year's presidential election or to Donald Trump, who will almost certainly be the Republican nominee." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "McCoell made no direct reference to this year's presidential election or to Donald Trump, who will almost certainly be the Republican nominee." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "McCoell noted that his decision came amid a particularly difficult time for my family, referring to the recent death of Angela Chao, the younger sister of McCoell's wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "McCoell noted that his decision came amid a particularly difficult time for my family, referring to the recent death of Angela Chao, the younger sister of McCoell's wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "McCoell noted that his decision came amid a particularly difficult time for my family, referring to the recent death of Angela Chao, the younger sister of McCoell's wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
77% : "To serve Kentucky has been the honor of my life, to lead my Republican colleagues has been the highest privilege," said McConnell, who turned 82 last week.24% : "McConnell made no direct reference to this year's presidential election or to Donald Trump, who will almost certainly be the Republican nominee.
*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.