The Advocate Article RatingRepublicans win treasurer and secretary of state races, securing hold on state government
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-44% Medium Liberal
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- Policy Leaning
-42% Medium Liberal
- Politician Portrayal
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| "The secretary of state's office oversees Louisiana's elections and manages its business registry." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "In the runoff for secretary of state, Republican Nancy Landry, Louisiana's current first assistant secretary of state, held a commanding lead over Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup, an attorney who also ran in 2018 and 2019, according to preliminary results released Saturday evening." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Republicans tightened their hold over state government Saturday when party candidates walked away with wins in the treasurer and secretary of state races." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Landry served as second-in-command to incumbent Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin for four years and aounced her candidacy only after Ardoin said he would not seek reelection." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "As for Fleming, he has expressed support for policies incumbent Treasurer John Schroder enacted." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Jeff Landry." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "As for Fleming, he has expressed support for policies incumbent Treasurer John Schroder enacted." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "The results, coupled with Republican Liz Murrill's win in the attorney general's race, mean not a single Democrat will hold statewide office come January, when Democratic incumbent Gov. John Bel Edwards will pass the torch to Republican Gov.-elect" | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Landry's biggest challenge will likely involve replacing the state's outdated voting machines." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Fleming has said he believes Schroder's decision protected Louisiana taxpayers from politically motivated investments." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Meanwhile, in the contest for state treasurer, John Fleming, a former Republican U.S. representative who also served as deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump, handily defeated Democrat Dustin Granger, a financial adviser from Lake Charles and political newcomer." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Meanwhile, in the contest for state treasurer, John Fleming, a former Republican U.S. representative who also served as deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump, handily defeated Democrat Dustin Granger, a financial adviser from Lake Charles and political newcomer." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "The treasurer's race grew heated in recent weeks as Granger released a series of attack ads against Fleming, and the two candidates sparred with one another through comments to the media." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
58% : The secretary of state's office oversees Louisiana's elections and manages its business registry.52% : In the runoff for secretary of state, Republican Nancy Landry, Louisiana's current first assistant secretary of state, held a commanding lead over Democrat Gwen Collins-Greenup, an attorney who also ran in 2018 and 2019, according to preliminary results released Saturday evening.
51% : Republicans tightened their hold over state government Saturday when party candidates walked away with wins in the treasurer and secretary of state races.
50% : Landry served as second-in-command to incumbent Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin for four years and announced her candidacy only after Ardoin said he would not seek reelection.
48% : As for Fleming, he has expressed support for policies incumbent Treasurer John Schroder enacted.
*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.