The Hill Article RatingNew York's Board of Elections removes Lee Zeldin from Independence Party ballot line over invalid signatures
- Bias Rating
50% Moderately Conservative
- Reliability
N/AN/A
- Policy Leaning
N/A
- Politician Portrayal
72% Negative
Extremely
Liberal
Very
Liberal
Moderately
Liberal
Somewhat Liberal
Center
Somewhat Conservative
Moderately
Conservative
Very
Conservative
Extremely
Conservative
-100%
Liberal
100%
Conservative
Continue For Free
Create your free account to see the in-depth bias analytics and more.
Continue
Continue
By creating an account, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy, and subscribe to email updates. Already a member: Log inBias 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.
Sentiments
N/A
| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| " Incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) will have her name on the Democratic Party and Working Families Party lines, the news outlet noted." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| " But the Libertarian Party of New York mounted a challenge to the additional ballot line attempt by Zeldin's campaign, alleging that "over 900 sheets, containing over 11,000 signatures were merely photocopies of original sheets," according to a press release from the party on Thursday." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| " Zeldin will have his name on the Conservative Party and Republican Party tickets." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| " A campaign spokesperson for Zeldin's campaign told the news outlet in an email they had not made not photocopies of the signatures." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| " "Being nearly an entirely grassroots effort, we haven't reviewed all of the petitions nor the specific objections associated with them," Katie Vincentz, a spokesperson for Zeldin's campaign, told the Gazette." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| " The New York State Board of Elections has tossed out thousands of signatures that GOP New York gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin's campaign filed to get him included on an Independent Party ballot line in the general election." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| " The Hill has reached out to Zeldin's campaign and the New York State Board of Elections for comment." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| " "Republicans talk a lot about election integrity," Andrew Kolstee, secretary of the party, said in a statement, "but the Zeldin campaign attempted to fly under the radar and submit over 11,000 fraudulent signatures in an attempt to get a third line on the ballot, while New York's oppressive ballot access laws, which were changed in 2020 to prevent third parties from getting on the ballot, prevent voter choice." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| " Out of the 52,096 signatures offered by Zeldin's campaign, 12,868 were invalidated by officials, according to the Gotham Gazette." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| " The Zeldin campaign's attempt to defraud the electorate and pose as an independent campaign by filing thousands of photocopied signatures is a slap in the face to New York State voters and the election process."" | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| " While the Zeldin for New York campaign is not aware of photocopies, we certainly didn't make any photo copies."" | Negative | -20% Liberal |
Extremely
Liberal
Very
Liberal
Moderately
Liberal
Somewhat Liberal
Center
Somewhat Conservative
Moderately
Conservative
Very
Conservative
Extremely
Conservative
-100%
Liberal
100%
Conservative
Contributing sentiments towards policy:
% :*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.