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-66% Very Liberal
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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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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "Election reform, decarceration, and public education are among his priorities." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "He has been outspoken about increasing the minimum wage, and wants to improve access to health care and affordable housing, improve schools and move toward more sustainable energy." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "This election, he has endorsements from Reclaim Philly, Plaed Parenthood of Southeastern Pesylvania, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and several other labor unions." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Other campaign priorities include eviction reform, securing a $15 minimum wage, and funding for free community college and universal pre-K. Carroll has snagged endorsements from Reclaim Philly, the Working Families Party, Senator Nikhil Saval and City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Isaiah Thomas, among others." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "→ Campaign site is hereLavelle is a warehouse manager for a medical equipment company, according to his LinkedIn page, which says he will be bipartisan, and aims to work with law enforcement." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "His priorities include education, creating jobs, and ensuring corporations pay their fair share in taxes, according to his website." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "She touts an endorsement from FOP Lodge 1 in Pittsburgh, and aims to support law enforcement against what she views as lax prosecutors and expanding crime due to the madness in Philadelphia." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "He has served on multiple governor-appointed task forces around criminal justice and emergency management." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "If elected, Carroll would be the fourth openly LGBTQ member of the state legislature, and he's advocated for a statewide ban on conversion therapy and clearer anti-discrimination laws." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Brown made waves in Harrisburg pushing legislation to impose mandatory minimums for felony convictions of people ruled too dangerous to have a firearm." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Kinsey has also proposed a slew of bills targeted at criminal justice reform, including Earned Compliance Credits to reduce time-served for low-risk offenders, and has advocated for changes to risk assessment and sentencing algorithms." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Kenyatta, whose profile was raised during the 2020 election when he was an early supporter of Joe Biden, still lives in the same North Philly neighborhood where he grew up." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Scanlon has been endorsed by the Plaed Parenthood Action Fund, the Sierra Club, and the Progressive Turnout Project." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Corman briefly dropped out of the race in mid-April, but reentered the same day after Trump expressed support." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Back to top u2934ufe0fBoyle, younger brother of U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, was first elected to the Pa. House in 2010." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Back to top u2934ufe0fBoyle, younger brother of U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, was first elected to the Pa. House in 2010." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "A self-proclaimed Trump follower, Mastriano continues to advocate for investigating Pa.'s 2020 election that made Joe Biden president." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "A self-proclaimed Trump follower, Mastriano continues to advocate for investigating Pa.'s 2020 election that made Joe Biden president." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Daniels has the endorsement of gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, as well as General Mike Fly and Arizona congressman Paul Gosar." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Scanlon, who lives in Swarthmore, was a founding board member of Philadelphia Legal Assistance, worked as a senior staff attorney at the Education Law Center of Pa., served on the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board, and spent 15 years as pro bono counsel at Ballard Spahr." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "In Congress, Scanlon is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Rules." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Coleman has received several endorsements from prominent Republicans, including from retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, former Lt. Gov. William Scranton II, and Rep. Doa Oberlander, the House majority whip." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "According to his website, Gale wants to continue advancing the Trump movement by draining the swamp within the GOP." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "First elected to Congress in a 2018 special election, Mary Gay Scanlon is vying for her third full term." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "This election cycle, she has endorsements from City Councilmembers Cindy Bass, Derrick Green, and Isaiah Thomas, as well as Congressman Dwight Evans." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "At the top of the ticket for both major parties is the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat left open by Pat Toomey's retirement." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "He was state rep for Allegheny's 39th District from 2011 to 2018, when he ran in the special election for U.S. House, losing to Conor Lamb by 0.04 percentage points." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "She is endorsed by a number of labor unions, organizations including the Democratic Socialists of America, and elected officials including Gov. Wolf and Attorney General Shapiro." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "u2192 Campaign site is hereJohn Brown currently serves on Northampton County Council." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Sands is a Cumberland County businesswoman who was President Trump's ambassador to Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "She is endorsed by state Sen. and gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano as well as Michael Fly, the former national security adviser under Donald Trump." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Though he aounced on Facebook last year that he'd be pursuing election in the 172nd again in 2022, the new district lines didn't work out for him, so he apparently decided to challenge the other Boyle instead." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "He has also vowed to oust Mitch McCoell as party leader in the Senate, if elected." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Currently the state rep for Pa.'s 190th District, Brown is aiming to switch over to the new 10th, which was relocated during redistricting." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "He was also active after the 2020 presidential race, filing multiple lawsuits against the Trump administration, and making voting rights a central tenet of his campaign." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "He has been highly critical of outgoing senator Pat Toomey, calling him a Republican in name only." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Gerow has rubbed shoulders and worked for some of the biggest names in GOP politics, from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush to Tom Corbett." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "The U.S. Senate has a Pesylvania seat open after Pat Toomey, a Republican, aounced he would not be seeking reelection." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "After two terms under Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, Pesylvania's governorship is considered one of the most likely to flip." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Barletta, who served as mayor of Hazleton and in the U.S. House, last ran for office in 2018, when he won the GOP Senate nomination and lost the general election to Bob Casey." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Bashir was the Republican nominee for the 172nd state legislative district in 2020, but lost in November to Brendan Boyle's brother, Kevin." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Brown made waves in Harrisburg pushing legislation to impose mandatory minimums for felony convictions of people ruled too dangerous to have a firearm." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "He is endorsed by Donald Trump, as well as former energy secretary Rick Perry, Fox News commentator Sean Haity, and conservative radio host John Fredericks." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "He is endorsed by Donald Trump, as well as former energy secretary Rick Perry, Fox News commentator Sean Haity, and conservative radio host John Fredericks." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "He is endorsed by Donald Trump, as well as former energy secretary Rick Perry, Fox News commentator Sean Haity, and conservative radio host John Fredericks." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "McSwain's most prominent endorsement was really the opposite: former President Donald Trump, still smarting over his 2020 loss in Pesylvania, suggested voters would do better with literally any other Republican." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Last year, she convinced Mayor Jim Keey to publicly address the hunger strike of activist Jamal Johnson, who was demanding a state of emergency over violence." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Brown was also tangled for years in a deed fraud dispute." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "An HR professional by trade, Jones has run for Congress twice -- once in 2011, and again in 2016, when he lost in the general to Dwight Evans." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
62% : Election reform, decarceration, and public education are among his priorities.60% : He has been outspoken about increasing the minimum wage, and wants to improve access to health care and affordable housing, improve schools and move toward more sustainable energy.
55% : This election, he has endorsements from Reclaim Philly, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and several other labor unions.
55% : Other campaign priorities include eviction reform, securing a $15 minimum wage, and funding for free community college and universal pre-K. Carroll has snagged endorsements from Reclaim Philly, the Working Families Party, Senator Nikhil Saval and City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Isaiah Thomas, among others.
54% : → Campaign site is hereLavelle is a warehouse manager for a medical equipment company, according to his LinkedIn page, which says he will be bipartisan, and aims to work with law enforcement.
48% : His priorities include education, creating jobs, and ensuring corporations "pay their fair share" in taxes, according to his website.
46% : She touts an endorsement from FOP Lodge 1 in Pittsburgh, and aims to support law enforcement against what she views as lax prosecutors and expanding crime due to "the madness in Philadelphia."
45% : He has served on multiple governor-appointed task forces around criminal justice and emergency management.
42% : If elected, Carroll would be the fourth openly LGBTQ member of the state legislature, and he's advocated for a statewide ban on conversion therapy and clearer anti-discrimination laws.
40% : Brown made waves in Harrisburg pushing legislation to impose mandatory minimums for felony convictions of people ruled too dangerous to have a firearm.
40% : Kinsey has also proposed a slew of bills targeted at criminal justice reform, including Earned Compliance Credits to reduce time-served for low-risk offenders, and has advocated for changes to risk assessment and sentencing algorithms.
*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.