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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Positive | 40% Conservative |
| "Both polls showed Keedy wiing a plurality of support from voters holding an unfavorable view of both Biden and Trump, despite large shares of that group also saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Keedy's ruing mate could, however, play a role in boosting fundraising as the campaign navigates the costly ballot qualification process and a general election campaign against Biden and Trump, each of whom dwarf the Keedy campaign's fundraising totals." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Keedy founded Children's Health Defense, an organization that regularly spreads anti-vaccine misinformation, and he has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracy theories at campaign events." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "While Democrats continue to insist that Keedy would be a spoiler for Trump, it's unclear which major-party candidate he'd pull more support from, even as polls show him receiving significant backing in key states." | Negative | -70% Liberal |
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pesylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Keedy hitting 16" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Keedy told CNN earlier this year that he was very comfortable with most of the values of the Libertarian Party." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "In his interview with CNN earlier this month, Keedy said his ruing mate would be somebody who was aligned with my values, optimistic about our country and its potential, and able to run the country at a moment's notice." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "My father campaigned there and got tremendous support in 1968 during his presidential campaign, Keedy, the son of former US Attorney General Robert F. Keedy and the nephew of former President John F. Keedy, told Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Last week, CNN reported that Robbins and Keedy had met as early as 2023 about Robbins being Keedy's ruing mate." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Last week, CNN reported that Robbins and Keedy had met as early as 2023 about Robbins being Keedy's ruing mate." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "New FEC reports show the Keedy campaign raised just $3.2 million in February, while spending about $2.9 million, and it ended the month with about $5.1 million in the bank." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "I would never choose a vice presidential candidate based on how much money they have, Keedy said in a NewsNation interview last week." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Two members on Keedy's reported shortlist of candidates have prominent ties to the Bay Area: Shanahan, who was born in Oakland and was previously married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, and Rodgers, who was born in Chico, California, and played football at the University of California, Berkeley." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "His campaign has said it has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in New Hampshire, Nevada and Hawaii, while a super PAC backing his White House bid has said it has collected enough signatures to qualify Keedy in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and South Carolina." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "His presidential bid began as a primary challenge to Biden in April 2023." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "As Keedy pursues his independent presidential bid, he has been in dialogue with the Libertarian Party, dating to last year." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "While major-party presidential candidates typically aounce their vice presidential nominees closer to their party's nominating conventions in the summer, Keedy is aouncing his ruing mate now so his campaign can move into the next phase of its ballot access efforts." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Aside from the need to begin gathering signatures in more than half the remaining states, Keedy has offered little insight into the types of voters he's targeting ahead of his vice presidential aouncement." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Keedy has set a goal to qualify for the ballot in all 50 states and Washington, DC, but he is so far on the ballot only in Utah." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Keedy has never held office but has inspired a small contingent of supporters drawn to his advocacy against public health mandates and the influence of money on decisions made by government and private corporations." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Those considered for the position included attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan, former Miesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Republican Sen. Rand Paul, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, former television host Mike Rowe, motivational speaker Tony Robbins and civil rights lawyer Tricia Lindsay." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Those considered for the position included attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan, former Miesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Republican Sen. Rand Paul, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, former television host Mike Rowe, motivational speaker Tony Robbins and civil rights lawyer Tricia Lindsay." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Those considered for the position included attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan, former Miesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Republican Sen. Rand Paul, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, former television host Mike Rowe, motivational speaker Tony Robbins and civil rights lawyer Tricia Lindsay." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Both polls showed Keedy wiing a plurality of support from voters holding an unfavorable view of both Biden and Trump, despite large shares of that group also saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Both polls showed Keedy wiing a plurality of support from voters holding an unfavorable view of both Biden and Trump, despite large shares of that group also saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Both polls showed Keedy wiing a plurality of support from voters holding an unfavorable view of both Biden and Trump, despite large shares of that group also saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Keedy has denied prioritizing a potential ruing mate's wealth when vetting his options." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Keedy's ruing mate could, however, play a role in boosting fundraising as the campaign navigates the costly ballot qualification process and a general election campaign against Biden and Trump, each of whom dwarf the Keedy campaign's fundraising totals." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Keedy's ruing mate could, however, play a role in boosting fundraising as the campaign navigates the costly ballot qualification process and a general election campaign against Biden and Trump, each of whom dwarf the Keedy campaign's fundraising totals." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Keedy's ruing mate could, however, play a role in boosting fundraising as the campaign navigates the costly ballot qualification process and a general election campaign against Biden and Trump, each of whom dwarf the Keedy campaign's fundraising totals." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Keedy's ruing mate could, however, play a role in boosting fundraising as the campaign navigates the costly ballot qualification process and a general election campaign against Biden and Trump, each of whom dwarf the Keedy campaign's fundraising totals." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Keedy founded Children's Health Defense, an organization that regularly spreads anti-vaccine misinformation, and he has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracy theories at campaign events." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Following reports that Keedy had met with Rodgers about the possibility of joining the campaign, CNN reported that the NFL star had shared in private conversations conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting not being real, including in one instance to CNN anchor Pamela Brown." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "But Robbins made clear to Keedy that he did not believe this was the right time for him to run for public office." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Bernard Tamas, who has researched third parties in the US, said the spectacle around Keedy's vice presidential aouncement may not do much to move the needle since Americans historically have shown little interest in ruing mates.Vice presidential candidates don't tend to push elections very far, even for the major-party candidates." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Last week, the Democratic Party of Hawaii objected to the Keedy campaign's ballot access petition there, temporarily blocking it ahead of a state elections office hearing Thursday." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "In a statement to CNN, Keedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear called the Sandy Hook shooting a horrific tragedy." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "His decision to challenge Biden has drawn criticism from Keedy family members - a handful of them joined the president for a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House last week." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "His decision to challenge Biden has drawn criticism from Keedy family members - a handful of them joined the president for a St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House last week." | Negative | -52% Liberal |
| "The Democratic National Committee has filed two complaints with the Federal Election Committee in the past two months, accusing the pro-Keedy super PAC, American Values 2024, of committing campaign finance violations and of illegally coordinating with the Keedy campaign to run its own ballot access initiative." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Keedy campaign ballot access attorney Paul Rossi suggested Nevada Democrats were attempting to block Keedy from gaining ballot access in the state - a claim the secretary of state's office rejected." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
| "Keedy campaign ballot access attorney Paul Rossi suggested Nevada Democrats were attempting to block Keedy from gaining ballot access in the state - a claim the secretary of state's office rejected." | Negative | -62% Liberal |
| "While Democrats continue to insist that Keedy would be a spoiler for Trump, it's unclear which major-party candidate he'd pull more support from, even as polls show him receiving significant backing in key states." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "While Democrats continue to insist that Keedy would be a spoiler for Trump, it's unclear which major-party candidate he'd pull more support from, even as polls show him receiving significant backing in key states." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Adding to the numerous ballot access hurdles are challenges from Democrats looking to stifle Keedy, whom they portray as a spoiler candidate who could help former President Donald Trump defeat President Joe Biden." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Adding to the numerous ballot access hurdles are challenges from Democrats looking to stifle Keedy, whom they portray as a spoiler candidate who could help former President Donald Trump defeat President Joe Biden." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Adding to the numerous ballot access hurdles are challenges from Democrats looking to stifle Keedy, whom they portray as a spoiler candidate who could help former President Donald Trump defeat President Joe Biden." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
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70% : CNN polling released Friday from Michigan and Pennsylvania - two states Trump won in 2016 that Biden then flipped in 2020 - showed Kennedy hitting 16% in Pennsylvania in a hypothetical four-way matchup with Trump (40%), Biden (38%) and independent candidate Cornel West (4%), and taking 18% in Michigan in a similar face-off with Trump (40%), Biden (34%) and West (4%).44% : Both polls showed Kennedy winning a plurality of support from voters holding an unfavorable view of both Biden and Trump, despite large shares of that group also saying they don't know enough about him to have an opinion.
43% : Kennedy's running mate could, however, play a role in boosting fundraising as the campaign navigates the costly ballot qualification process and a general election campaign against Biden and Trump, each of whom dwarf the Kennedy campaign's fundraising totals.
42% : Kennedy founded Children's Health Defense, an organization that regularly spreads anti-vaccine misinformation, and he has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracy theories at campaign events.
15% : "While Democrats continue to insist that Kennedy would be a spoiler for Trump, it's unclear which major-party candidate he'd pull more support from, even as polls show him receiving significant backing in key states.
*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.