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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "I think that having Menendez considering ruing as an independent only strengthens my case, Kim said, calling himself the best Democrat for the challenge." | Positive | 46% Conservative |
| "What I'll say is it hasn't impacted my interactions with them." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "I think that having Menendez considering ruing as an independent only strengthens my case, Kim said, calling himself the best Democrat for the challenge." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "I think that having Menendez considering ruing as an independent only strengthens my case, Kim said, calling himself the best Democrat for the challenge." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "And I think if the line doesn't exist, Kim is the clear favorite." | Positive | 40% Conservative |
| "Murphy's campaign would beg to differ that Kim is best suited to represent the state." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Murphy's campaign would beg to differ that Kim is best suited to represent the state." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Kim has fierce support at the grassroots and local levels." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "A January Fairleigh-Dickinson University poll showed Kim with a commanding 12-point lead, and Kim has won nine county conventions." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "A January Fairleigh-Dickinson University poll showed Kim with a commanding 12-point lead, and Kim has won nine county conventions." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "Predictably, Murphy has secured key endorsements from chairs in the most populous counties -- Union, Bergen, Middlesex, Hudson, and Camden -- meaning that Kim will have a weaker placement on the ballot in those vote-rich places." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Predictably, Murphy has secured key endorsements from chairs in the most populous counties -- Union, Bergen, Middlesex, Hudson, and Camden -- meaning that Kim will have a weaker placement on the ballot in those vote-rich places." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "In fact, Kim has collected more support from neighboring Pesylvania lawmakers than from colleagues in his home state." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Murphy has also played up her support for a bill forcing a sale of TikTok to a U.S.-based entity." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "It looked like New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy was on a glide path to wiing the U.S. Senate primary, but Rep. Andy Kim (D) is making it a real race." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "The specific system in question is at the core of Kim's campaign: the all-powerful county line." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "That said, Kim has attracted significantly more small dollar donations through the Democratic online fundraising platform ActBlue." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "It might be enough is enough time, Hillside Mayor Dahlia Ventreese, a Kim supporter, told The Daily Beast." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Instead, Murphy gushed about her new manager in a statement, saying she brings a wealth of experience in helping elect Democrats up and down the ballot." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "In terms of policy, there is not much daylight between Kim and Murphy -- both candidates are ruing as mainstream liberals and would likely provide a reliable vote to Democratic leadership, though Murphy was previously a Republican and Kim had an early record that reflected his swing district." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "In terms of policy, there is not much daylight between Kim and Murphy -- both candidates are ruing as mainstream liberals and would likely provide a reliable vote to Democratic leadership, though Murphy was previously a Republican and Kim had an early record that reflected his swing district." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "In terms of policy, there is not much daylight between Kim and Murphy -- both candidates are ruing as mainstream liberals and would likely provide a reliable vote to Democratic leadership, though Murphy was previously a Republican and Kim had an early record that reflected his swing district." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "In terms of policy, there is not much daylight between Kim and Murphy -- both candidates are ruing as mainstream liberals and would likely provide a reliable vote to Democratic leadership, though Murphy was previously a Republican and Kim had an early record that reflected his swing district." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "There's also Murphy's fundraising edge." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Murphy, the wealthy and well-coected wife of two-term New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D), personified the state's powerful party establishment." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "With the June primary election drawing closer, Kim is now telling a different story." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "He filed a lawsuit in February aimed at eliminating the line, which could make or break his campaign.More broadly, though, this system -- and Murphy's eagerness to take advantage of it -- have given Kim's campaign a powerful and defining idea around which to organize: resisting an entrenched political structure that has long enabled insiders like Menendez to amass clout." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "He filed a lawsuit in February aimed at eliminating the line, which could make or break his campaign.More broadly, though, this system -- and Murphy's eagerness to take advantage of it -- have given Kim's campaign a powerful and defining idea around which to organize: resisting an entrenched political structure that has long enabled insiders like Menendez to amass clout." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "He filed a lawsuit in February aimed at eliminating the line, which could make or break his campaign.More broadly, though, this system -- and Murphy's eagerness to take advantage of it -- have given Kim's campaign a powerful and defining idea around which to organize: resisting an entrenched political structure that has long enabled insiders like Menendez to amass clout." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Fighting the process could have tremendous upside for Kim's campaign, but he's also making the case that the line empowers go-along-to-get-along politicians and gets in the way of iovative policy." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "According to Murphy's campaign, she has over 100 endorsements from elected officials, dozens from New Jersey labor unions, and national support from groups like EMILY's List and the National Women's Political Caucus." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Kim, meanwhile, has largely won in smaller counties where delegates voted anonymously to endorse a candidate." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "The governor has a record of pouring millions into his own campaigns, she had relationships with the state's influential party bosses, and most of New Jersey's top Democrats quickly pledged their allegiance to Murphy." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Besides Watson Coleman and the current senator's son, Rep. Robert Menendez, Jr. (D-NJ), every New Jersey House Democrat has endorsed Murphy." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Besides Watson Coleman and the current senator's son, Rep. Robert Menendez, Jr. (D-NJ), every New Jersey House Democrat has endorsed Murphy." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Murphy could draw on her wealth -- her husband loaned his gubernatorial campaigns millions -- but told the New Jersey Globe in November that she has zero intention of self funding." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "I think what we have been able to get done in terms of shaking things up in Jersey politics is remarkable, Kim told The Daily Beast in an interview." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "But this was glaring, she said of Murphy's candidacy." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "(Murphy's campaign declined an interview request." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Despite impressive initial fundraising and polling numbers, Kim barely stood a chance -- or so the conventional wisdom held." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "He has converted Murphy supporters into Kim supporters, like Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "He has converted Murphy supporters into Kim supporters, like Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Altman and Murphy responded to written questions from The Daily Beasts via email.)" | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Against the backdrop of Menendez's federal bribery charges, the race has captured national attention as a test of power in the perhaps the last state where party bosses still rule -- as well as a glimpse at the energy behind grassroots activists." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "When New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy aounced her candidacy to replace disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) in November, a David-versus-Goliath narrative about the race quickly took hold in the state's political circles and in media coverage." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Tammy has been somebody that cares about some of the hardest issues, said Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) -- who is widely expected to run to succeed Murphy's husband as New Jersey governor in 2025." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Tammy has been somebody that cares about some of the hardest issues, said Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) -- who is widely expected to run to succeed Murphy's husband as New Jersey governor in 2025." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Rather than accepting that disadvantage, Kim is pursuing an alternate route." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Democratic sources tapped into the New Jersey political world told The Daily Beast that Kim's case stands a real shot at undoing what was -- until recently -- an intrinsic quirk of the state's electoral system." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Asked about his dynamic with the rest of the New Jersey delegation, Kim hinted some relationships have been strained." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "He is fighting Murphy on her turf -- insider-dominated county party conventions -- and coming away with endorsements." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Murphy backer Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) told The Daily Beast." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "In the lawsuit targeting 19 county clerks, Kim and two congressional candidates argue that the state's county line ballot design unconstitutionally benefits the candidates handpicked by county party leaders." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "The lawsuit's detractors contend that if Kim's effort succeeds, it could force a chaotic, last-minute ballot redesign just weeks before the June 4 Democratic primary." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Even without electoral reform, Kim is well positioned to battle Murphy." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Even without electoral reform, Kim is well positioned to battle Murphy." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Kim and Murphy aside, there's another player looming who could wreak havoc on the race: the person who currently holds the seat." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Kim and Murphy aside, there's another player looming who could wreak havoc on the race: the person who currently holds the seat." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Kim insists he supports universal healthcare, but while he's open to a Medicare for All proposal, he said it's not the only policy he could support." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "According to January campaign filings, Murphy has outraised Kim, even though she launched her campaign six weeks after he did." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "According to January campaign filings, Murphy has outraised Kim, even though she launched her campaign six weeks after he did." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "The sentiment has driven grassroots energy behind Kim, but it's also opened him to arguments from Murphy that he is focused on process over policy." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The sentiment has driven grassroots energy behind Kim, but it's also opened him to arguments from Murphy that he is focused on process over policy." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Even Rep. Boie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) -- who has not endorsed either candidate in the primary -- said she's comfortable with removing the line from New Jersey elections, but is worried about the timeline." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Menendez has opted out of the Democratic party, revealing Thursday that he's considering ruing as an Independent Democrat if he's exonerated on federal bribery charges." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Just three months ago, the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in New Jersey might have already been slipping away from Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ)." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Last week, New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin (D) -- who was appointed by Gov. Murphy -- called the county line unconstitutional and said the state would not defend the system in court." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "But Kim is undeterred." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Murphy did not respond directly to a question if there will be any changes to campaign strategy under Moran." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Unfortunately, Congressman Kim's focus has been on personal attacks and process -- and that does not help the real New Jerseyans struggling to make ends meet or protect their reproductive rights from being stripped away, Altman said in a statement." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "In the meantime, Kim must navigate an awkward dynamic where that state's political establishment is rooting against him." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "(Unlike Murphy, however, Kim has been voting in Congress for over five years and has touted his record on those issues.)" | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "(Unlike Murphy, however, Kim has been voting in Congress for over five years and has touted his record on those issues.)" | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Last month, Murphy aounced support for a Medicare for All system and hit Kim for not signing on." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Last month, Murphy aounced support for a Medicare for All system and hit Kim for not signing on." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Kim opposed the bill, though missed the vote last week -- an absence Murphy has emphasized." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Kim opposed the bill, though missed the vote last week -- an absence Murphy has emphasized." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "With Menendez's federal bribery charges, Kim's aggressive campaign strategy and Murphy's clear coections, Mayor Ventreese said that a groundswell of support for both Kim and a structural change in New Jersey politics is on the way." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "With Menendez's federal bribery charges, Kim's aggressive campaign strategy and Murphy's clear coections, Mayor Ventreese said that a groundswell of support for both Kim and a structural change in New Jersey politics is on the way." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "With Menendez's federal bribery charges, Kim's aggressive campaign strategy and Murphy's clear coections, Mayor Ventreese said that a groundswell of support for both Kim and a structural change in New Jersey politics is on the way." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "With Menendez's federal bribery charges, Kim's aggressive campaign strategy and Murphy's clear coections, Mayor Ventreese said that a groundswell of support for both Kim and a structural change in New Jersey politics is on the way." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "Kim said an independent Menendez run could play spoiler in the November general election, as the incumbent could siphon votes from the Democratic nominee." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "Kim said an independent Menendez run could play spoiler in the November general election, as the incumbent could siphon votes from the Democratic nominee." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "No matter the fundraising tallies, Kim's lawsuit and messaging will guarantee that Murphy spends the remaining 10 weeks of the primary campaign navigating allegations that she is unjustly benefitting from a corrupt, outdated system." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "No matter the fundraising tallies, Kim's lawsuit and messaging will guarantee that Murphy spends the remaining 10 weeks of the primary campaign navigating allegations that she is unjustly benefitting from a corrupt, outdated system." | Negative | -56% Liberal |
| "Murphy's campaign spokesperson Alex Altman hit back at Kim's system-oriented approach, arguing that the congressman has lost sight of the issues like reproductive rights, affordability, gun violence, climate action, and defending our democracy in his crusade against the county line." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "Murphy's campaign spokesperson Alex Altman hit back at Kim's system-oriented approach, arguing that the congressman has lost sight of the issues like reproductive rights, affordability, gun violence, climate action, and defending our democracy in his crusade against the county line." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "This week, Fulop drew considerable attention for aouncing he was switching from Murphy to Kim -- and then dialing up his criticism of the First Lady's campaign." | Negative | -72% Liberal |
| "This week, Fulop drew considerable attention for aouncing he was switching from Murphy to Kim -- and then dialing up his criticism of the First Lady's campaign." | Negative | -72% Liberal |
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73% : "I think that having Menendez considering running as an independent only strengthens my case," Kim said, calling himself the "best Democrat" for the challenge.54% : "What I'll say is it hasn't impacted my interactions with them.
*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.