Republicans Gun for Historic Gains in Democrat Stronghold of New England

Aug 15, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    8% Center

  • Reliability

    N/AN/A

  • Policy Leaning

    28% Moderately Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    96% Negative

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Sentiments

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  •   Conservative
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"While widely viewed as a safely Democrat seat, Cuban American businesswoman Leora Levy is currently the sole New England federal candidate endorsed by Trump and one of the few Republicans actively embracing a pro-life platform, acknowledging the illegal migration crisis as an invasion, and taking on other positions such as being pro-Israel and anti-communism."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The crux of the former governor's agenda is fiscal conservatism, and as seen with several candidates in New England, LePage largely avoids hot social issues, and abortion in particular, while Democrats perceive they have a wiing women's rights message on abortion after the pro-life movement's recent monumental Roe victory."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Poliquin is campaigning on reducing federal spending, closing the border, supporting law enforcement, and education reform, issues he believes will win over voters in the rural Second District, which is the less wealthy and less college-educated district of the state's two."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"Now the party is targeting Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as well as Reps. Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Aie Kuster (D-NH), who represent the First and Second Districts, respectively."
Positive
20% Conservative
"Now the party is targeting Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), as well as Reps. Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Aie Kuster (D-NH), who represent the First and Second Districts, respectively."
Positive
20% Conservative
"In an interview with Breitbart News, LePage called Mills very much an elitist who is very much out of touch with the working class.It's the same story everywhere."
Positive
20% Conservative
"A strong personality with little regard for political correctness, LePage ushered in a working-class rebellion in his first campaign in 2010 and is backchaeling the same energy as he aims to fire up voters who are down on their living expenses."
Positive
18% Conservative
"Cook Political Report rates the race to unseat Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) in the state's western Fifth District as the more competitive of the two, and the Republican nominee, engineer and former state Sen. George Logan, is hoping to be the first Republican to represent the district since 2007."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Cook Political Report rates the race to unseat Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) in the state's western Fifth District as the more competitive of the two, and the Republican nominee, engineer and former state Sen. George Logan, is hoping to be the first Republican to represent the district since 2007."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Levy, though facing difficult odds, is expected to give Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) a ride over the next couple months by tying the wealthy 76-year-old Democrat tightly to Biden."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Levy, though facing difficult odds, is expected to give Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) a ride over the next couple months by tying the wealthy 76-year-old Democrat tightly to Biden."
Positive
10% Conservative
"The race is a toss-up in the truest sense, and Pappas won his initial election and reelection there by single digits."
Positive
8% Conservative
"MaineRepublicans in Maine are hoping to unseat Second District Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) and one-term Gov. Janet Mills (D)."
Positive
8% Conservative
"MaineRepublicans in Maine are hoping to unseat Second District Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) and one-term Gov. Janet Mills (D)."
Positive
8% Conservative
"LePage, who served as governor until 2019 when he was term-limited out of office, is the quintessential self-made success story."
Positive
8% Conservative
"It's about gasoline for your cars, LePage said."
Positive
8% Conservative
"I think Republicans can win both congressional districts, Sununu said of the final map, per NPR."
Positive
6% Conservative
"However, former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, a well-liked moderate Republican, is in a rare, optimal position to pick up the Second District seat left open by Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), who is retiring after 20 years in office."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Friends have recommended I sell my house, Frances, an 80-year-old widow, told Poliquin in her driveway."
Positive
4% Conservative
"LePage rose from poverty and blue-collar odd jobs to become the most powerful political figure in the state."
Positive
4% Conservative
"The same poll found Hassan, who votes almost perfectly in lockstep with President Joe Biden's agenda, suffering the same dismal approval ratings in her state as the president had been nationally."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The same poll found Hassan, who votes almost perfectly in lockstep with President Joe Biden's agenda, suffering the same dismal approval ratings in her state as the president had been nationally."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Both Poliquin and LePage also speak constantly about heating oil."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Both Poliquin and LePage also speak constantly about heating oil."
Positive
2% Conservative
"House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who has been on offense campaigning in competitive districts during the long August recess, swept through Rhode Island and Coecticut last weekend and shared a photo with Fung from his visit."
Positive
2% Conservative
"While widely viewed as a safely Democrat seat, Cuban American businesswoman Leora Levy is currently the sole New England federal candidate endorsed by Trump and one of the few Republicans actively embracing a pro-life platform, acknowledging the illegal migration crisis as an invasion, and taking on other positions such as being pro-Israel and anti-communism."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Gov. Chris Sununu (R) took heat from Republicans for vetoing a redistricting map that would have made the First District more Republican-friendly and written the Second off as definitively Democrat."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"Poliquin and Fung both promote common sense as a campaign message on their websites, and Fung, like the others, is prioritizing gas and grocery costs while steering clear of heated social issues that could alienate independent and disaffected Democrat voters."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"In a sign of Fung's ability to reach across the aisle, Langevin, who has endorsed Magaziner, had nothing negative to say about Fung in a recent interview with Politico."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Kuster has represented the district since 2013 and is in a slightly stronger position than Pappas considering the district's political leanings, her longer tenure, and a lesser show of force, at least so far, from potential Republican candidates there."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"But in the Senate race, ad data shows Republican-aligned groups like the National Republican Senatorial Committee and One Nation, among others, have already set aside a total of eight figures-worth of media reserves against Hassan and spent nearly $10 million of that, likely a mere preview of what is to come once a nominee comes into focus."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"LePage said of his priority on the economy, We have to go back and pay attention to everybody, and what's happening this year is people are starting to worry about their pocketbook issues."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Logan is taking a centrist tone as he campaigns on radical sensibility and a vow to stand up to the status quo that is making it harder every day for working people in Coecticut to make ends meet."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"This fact makes Hassan a bit more vulnerable, the outlet observed."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Taking on those tasks are the Democrats' respective predecessors, former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) and former Gov. Paul LePage (R)."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Taking on those tasks are the Democrats' respective predecessors, former Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-ME) and former Gov. Paul LePage (R)."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Poliquin, who knocked on doors during the day of the event, encountered Mainer after Mainer who spoke candidly to him about their crushing costs of living."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"The crux of the former governor's agenda is fiscal conservatism, and as seen with several candidates in New England, LePage largely avoids hot social issues, and abortion in particular, while Democrats perceive they have a wiing women's rights message on abortion after the pro-life movement's recent monumental Roe victory."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Top Republicans in the ruing include former Trump-appointed State Department official Matt Mowers, longtime TV journalist Gail Huff Brown, former Trump assistant press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and state Rep. Tim Baxter."
Negative
-30% Liberal
"Top Republicans in the ruing include former Trump-appointed State Department official Matt Mowers, longtime TV journalist Gail Huff Brown, former Trump assistant press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and state Rep. Tim Baxter."
Negative
-30% Liberal
"Top Republicans in the ruing include former Trump-appointed State Department official Matt Mowers, longtime TV journalist Gail Huff Brown, former Trump assistant press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and state Rep. Tim Baxter."
Negative
-30% Liberal
"Poliquin is campaigning on reducing federal spending, closing the border, supporting law enforcement, and education reform, issues he believes will win over voters in the rural Second District, which is the less wealthy and less college-educated district of the state's two."
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-12% Liberal
"Polling from the University of New Hampshire in April showed Hassan leading four possible opponents, but within the margins of error."
Negative
-38% Liberal
"Poliquin is up against Golden, who is one of just a small handful of Democrats who won in districts former President Donald Trump won in 2020."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Poliquin is up against Golden, who is one of just a small handful of Democrats who won in districts former President Donald Trump won in 2020."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Poliquin is up against Golden, who is one of just a small handful of Democrats who won in districts former President Donald Trump won in 2020."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Poliquin was quick to hammer Golden in a statement about his vote, saying, Mainers are getting destroyed by high costs right now and Jared Golden supports making those costs even higher."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Poliquin was quick to hammer Golden in a statement about his vote, saying, Mainers are getting destroyed by high costs right now and Jared Golden supports making those costs even higher."
Positive
6% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : While widely viewed as a safely Democrat seat, Cuban American businesswoman Leora Levy is currently the sole New England federal candidate endorsed by Trump and one of the few Republicans actively embracing a pro-life platform, acknowledging the illegal migration crisis as an "invasion," and taking on other positions such as being pro-Israel and anti-communism.
39% : The crux of the former governor's agenda is fiscal conservatism, and as seen with several candidates in New England, LePage largely avoids hot social issues, and abortion in particular, while Democrats perceive they have a winning "women's rights" message on abortion after the pro-life movement's recent monumental Roe victory.
33% : Poliquin is campaigning on reducing federal spending, closing the border, supporting law enforcement, and education reform, issues he believes will win over voters in the rural Second District, which is the less wealthy and less college-educated district of the state's two.

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