Schiff, Porter urged to drop out of California Senate race because they're White in name of 'genuine equality'

  • Bias Rating

    40% Moderately Conservative

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    -4% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    94% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

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"Lee would further Feinstein's legacy as a trailblazer and better represent the majority of state residents who identify as people of color."
Positive
26% Conservative
"Lee would further Feinstein's legacy as a trailblazer and better represent the majority of state residents who identify as people of color."
Positive
22% Conservative
"Lee would further Feinstein's legacy as a trailblazer and better represent the majority of state residents who identify as people of color."
Positive
22% Conservative
"But the writer said electing Lee would have other benefits too, besides making the upper chamber more racially diverse."
Positive
24% Conservative
"Katie Porter and Adam Schiff have already thrown their hat in the ring in the Senate race to fill the late U.S. Sen. Diae Feinstein's seat."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Katie Porter and Adam Schiff have already thrown their hat in the ring in the Senate race to fill the late U.S. Sen. Diae Feinstein's seat."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Katie Porter and Adam Schiff have already thrown their hat in the ring in the Senate race to fill the late U.S. Sen. Diae Feinstein's seat."
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10% Conservative
"he wrote in his opinion column.NEWSOM, BIDEN BLASTED IN LA TIMES COLUMN FOR PATRONIZING APPOINTMENTS OF BLACK WOMEN TO KEY POSITIONSThe White Democrats could show their courage and commitment to the party's principles if they dropped out, he argued."
Positive
6% Conservative
"If Schiff and Porter want to do more than pay lip service to diversity, then they should sacrifice their egos and ambitions for the cause, he said."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"If Schiff and Porter want to do more than pay lip service to diversity, then they should sacrifice their egos and ambitions for the cause, he said."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom chose the Democratic strategist to replace the late Sen. Diae Feinstein."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom chose the Democratic strategist to replace the late Sen. Diae Feinstein."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"But author and podcast host Steve Phillips urged them to step aside and allow U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. a Black woman, to take the lead instead, to prove they care about diversity."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"The idea that a Black woman should be appointed only as a caretaker to simply check a box is insulting to countless Black women across this country who have carried the Democratic Party to victory election after election, Lee said in a statement."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"After Sen. Feinstein passed away at 90 in September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler to temporarily fill her seat."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"After Sen. Feinstein passed away at 90 in September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler to temporarily fill her seat."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"After Sen. Feinstein passed away at 90 in September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Democratic strategist Laphonza Butler to temporarily fill her seat."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Rep. Lee called the appointment, insulting, since it would only be temporary ahead of the primary."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Phillips said it was a moral imperative for Lee to win the Senate seat, citing the scarcity of Black females in the Senate throughout U.S. history."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Schiff and Porter are White; Lee is a Black woman."
Negative
-74% Liberal
"Schiff and Porter are White; Lee is a Black woman."
Negative
-74% Liberal
"Schiff and Porter are White; Lee is a Black woman."
Negative
-74% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Lee would further Feinstein's legacy as a trailblazer and better represent the majority of state residents who identify as people of color.

*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.

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