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Dick Durbin makes it official: He won't seek re-election

  • Bias Rating

    20% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    15% ReliableLimited

  • Policy Leaning

    40% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    27% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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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-17% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

18% : In the interview revealing his plans, Durbin said it was not an easy choice to step away from his prime perch doing battle with President Trump, whom he considers a dire threat to democracy.

*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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