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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
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| "Newsom embraces role as Biden's big defenderThroughout the evening, Newsom served essentially as a stand-in surrogate for the White House and its policies, frequently heaping praise on President Joe Biden's economic agenda and defending him on border security as DeSantis hurled sharply worded attacks on how the administration has handled the cost of living and other problems." | Positive | 56% Conservative |
| "At one point in the debate, during his defense of the law, DeSantis -- in apparent violation of the debate's rule against props -- pulled out a photo from the graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir, which depicted a scene of oral sex." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "'Lying to migrants'?As the two sparred over immigration and border management, Newsom accused DeSantis of luring migrants under false pretenses by offering jobs and housing -- an accusation stemming from DeSantis' efforts to organize flights for migrants to Martha's Vineyard." | Negative | -84% Liberal |
| "Newsom shot back that DeSantis was using the law to wage a culture war as DeSantis disputed how many books have been baed in his state." | Negative | -90% Liberal |
| "Newsom embraces role as Biden's big defenderThroughout the evening, Newsom served essentially as a stand-in surrogate for the White House and its policies, frequently heaping praise on President Joe Biden's economic agenda and defending him on border security as DeSantis hurled sharply worded attacks on how the administration has handled the cost of living and other problems." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Newsom embraces role as Biden's big defenderThroughout the evening, Newsom served essentially as a stand-in surrogate for the White House and its policies, frequently heaping praise on President Joe Biden's economic agenda and defending him on border security as DeSantis hurled sharply worded attacks on how the administration has handled the cost of living and other problems." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Newsom embraces role as Biden's big defenderThroughout the evening, Newsom served essentially as a stand-in surrogate for the White House and its policies, frequently heaping praise on President Joe Biden's economic agenda and defending him on border security as DeSantis hurled sharply worded attacks on how the administration has handled the cost of living and other problems." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Newsom embraces role as Biden's big defenderThroughout the evening, Newsom served essentially as a stand-in surrogate for the White House and its policies, frequently heaping praise on President Joe Biden's economic agenda and defending him on border security as DeSantis hurled sharply worded attacks on how the administration has handled the cost of living and other problems." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Newsom embraces role as Biden's big defenderThroughout the evening, Newsom served essentially as a stand-in surrogate for the White House and its policies, frequently heaping praise on President Joe Biden's economic agenda and defending him on border security as DeSantis hurled sharply worded attacks on how the administration has handled the cost of living and other problems." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Speaking to reporters after the debate, Newsom emphasized that supporting the Biden campaign was a key part of his strategy going into Thursday night." | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "Speaking to reporters after the debate, Newsom emphasized that supporting the Biden campaign was a key part of his strategy going into Thursday night." | Positive | 34% Conservative |
| "To that end, Newsom at one point also interjected to correct DeSantis on pronouncing Kamala Harris' first name, saying DeSantis should show more respect." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "To that end, Newsom at one point also interjected to correct DeSantis on pronouncing Kamala Harris' first name, saying DeSantis should show more respect." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "To that end, Newsom at one point also interjected to correct DeSantis on pronouncing Kamala Harris' first name, saying DeSantis should show more respect." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "To that end, Newsom at one point also interjected to correct DeSantis on pronouncing Kamala Harris' first name, saying DeSantis should show more respect." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "DeSantis, for his part, charged that Newsom was trying to quietly run his own race for the Democratic nomination next year." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "DeSantis, for his part, charged that Newsom was trying to quietly run his own race for the Democratic nomination next year." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "He's been telling a lot of whoppers tonight, DeSantis said an hour into the night." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "DeSantis said it was because he believes in a culture of life.I think we're better off when everybody counts, when everybody has an opportunity to do well, he said." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Newsom claimed that he was only making such moves for media attention." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "It's the Biden-Harris campaign and team." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "He has no business ruing for president, and, you know, Gavin Newsom agrees with that." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "You had quarantines, you had checkpoints, Newsom said at one point." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Newsom avoided answering the question while noting that such procedures are very rare and usually in cases like fetal abnormalities." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "I focused on defending and promoting, supporting, telling the truth about the Biden record." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "How's that going for you, Ron?" | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "He then invoked the Parkland, Florida, school shooting where 17 kids were killed, arguing DeSantis later made it easier for some people to purchase weapons, referencing legislation the Florida governor signed earlier this year that allows Floridians to be able to carry concealed guns without a permit." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "People are leaving California in droves, largely because public safety has collapsed, DeSantis said." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "The proposition failed, in part, because of opposition from then-Gov. Ronald Reagan." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "When the combined rate was shown for DeSantis and Newsom's respective states, Florida was lower than the national average -- while California was above it." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "When the combined rate was shown for DeSantis and Newsom's respective states, Florida was lower than the national average -- while California was above it." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "You're trolling folks and trying to find migrants to play political games, Newsom said.Dueling views on abortion restrictionsHaity pressed Newsom on abortion, asking the California governor if he supports any restrictions on it, particularly in the third trimester of pregnancy, after the fetus is viable." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "You're trolling folks and trying to find migrants to play political games, Newsom said.Dueling views on abortion restrictionsHaity pressed Newsom on abortion, asking the California governor if he supports any restrictions on it, particularly in the third trimester of pregnancy, after the fetus is viable." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "DeSantis also said that schools should educate kids, not indoctrinate kids." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Instead, he focused on DeSantis' signing a six-week abortion ban, which he called extreme." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Newsom at multiple points pointed out DeSantis' gaping polling deficit in the Republican primary, where he trails front-ruer Donald Trump, even in his own state, despite entering the race with much fanfare and widespread goodwill among conservatives." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Newsom at multiple points pointed out DeSantis' gaping polling deficit in the Republican primary, where he trails front-ruer Donald Trump, even in his own state, despite entering the race with much fanfare and widespread goodwill among conservatives." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Newsom at multiple points pointed out DeSantis' gaping polling deficit in the Republican primary, where he trails front-ruer Donald Trump, even in his own state, despite entering the race with much fanfare and widespread goodwill among conservatives." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "In one of the most notable jabs of the night, Newsom invoked DeSantis' struggling campaign." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "In one of the most notable jabs of the night, Newsom invoked DeSantis' struggling campaign." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Asked about California's crime rate, Newsom highlighted that the state has its lowest crime rate in 50 years." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "We've got a lot of elites who want open borders, who lecture everybody else about it, then the minute they have to deal with any of the consequences, oh man, all hell breaks loose, DeSantis retorted." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Newsom asked after accusing the Florida governor of trying to out-Trump Trump." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "He is in decline, yes, DeSantis said of Biden." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "He is in decline, yes, DeSantis said of Biden." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "You would not probably be able to put this on air, DeSantis said, adding that it was not consistent with Florida's standards." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Asked by Haity if he would say unequivocally he would not run in 2024 under any circumstances, Newsom quickly shot back, Correct." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "I don't like the way you demean and humiliate people you disagree with Ron." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Newsom then invoked some of California's own history, referencing the 1978 state Briggs initiative, a ballot measure that proposed baing gay and lesbian people from teaching which Newsom called the original 'Don't Say Gay' bill." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Newsom then invoked some of California's own history, referencing the 1978 state Briggs initiative, a ballot measure that proposed baing gay and lesbian people from teaching which Newsom called the original 'Don't Say Gay' bill." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "DeSantis did not answer." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "At one point in the debate, during his defense of the law, DeSantis -- in apparent violation of the debate's rule against props -- pulled out a photo from the graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir, which depicted a scene of oral sex." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Addressing DeSantis, Newsom said, I don't like the way you demean the LGBTQ community." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Addressing DeSantis, Newsom said, I don't like the way you demean the LGBTQ community." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Newsom also pointed out the murder rate, which was not mentioned in the provided statistics, stating that Florida has a higher murder rate than California." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "After more than 90 minutes of argument, insult, crosstalk and a few props, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended their debate on Fox News on Thursday night on a lighter note, trading compliments." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "After more than 90 minutes of argument, insult, crosstalk and a few props, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ended their debate on Fox News on Thursday night on a lighter note, trading compliments." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "That kind of gamesmanship, using human beings as pawns, I think is disqualifying, Newsom said.DeSantis shot back repeatedly that Newsom was spouting false information, arguing that Martha's Vineyard had claimed to be a sanctuary jurisdiction." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "That kind of gamesmanship, using human beings as pawns, I think is disqualifying, Newsom said.DeSantis shot back repeatedly that Newsom was spouting false information, arguing that Martha's Vineyard had claimed to be a sanctuary jurisdiction." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "That kind of gamesmanship, using human beings as pawns, I think is disqualifying, Newsom said.DeSantis shot back repeatedly that Newsom was spouting false information, arguing that Martha's Vineyard had claimed to be a sanctuary jurisdiction." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Haity continued to press Newsom to answer the original question and eventually turned to DeSantis, asking the Florida governor what his reasoning was for signing a six-week abortion ban instead of maintaining the 15-week ban previously in place in Florida." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Haity continued to press Newsom to answer the original question and eventually turned to DeSantis, asking the Florida governor what his reasoning was for signing a six-week abortion ban instead of maintaining the 15-week ban previously in place in Florida." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "DeSantis responded to Newsom, calling him a slick politician and redirected attention back to California's high crime rate." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "DeSantis responded to Newsom, calling him a slick politician and redirected attention back to California's high crime rate." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "False, DeSantis fired back." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "Newsom cut in and asked DeSantis if he would support a national abortion ban as president." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Newsom cut in and asked DeSantis if he would support a national abortion ban as president." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Newsom said: 1,406 books have been baed just last year under Ron DeSantis' leadership." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Newsom said: 1,406 books have been baed just last year under Ron DeSantis' leadership." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Newsom also quoted Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter, Jaime, died in the shooting and who called DeSantis weak and pathetic for signing the recent gun legislation." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Newsom also quoted Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter, Jaime, died in the shooting and who called DeSantis weak and pathetic for signing the recent gun legislation." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Newsom accused DeSantis of just making this stuff up." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Newsom accused DeSantis of just making this stuff up." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "At one point in the exchange, all three men were speaking: DeSantis repeatedly asked Newsom why California was closed, Newsom recounted instances where DeSantis wore a mask and Haity asked the governors to let it breathe." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "At one point in the exchange, all three men were speaking: DeSantis repeatedly asked Newsom why California was closed, Newsom recounted instances where DeSantis wore a mask and Haity asked the governors to let it breathe." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "At one point in the exchange, all three men were speaking: DeSantis repeatedly asked Newsom why California was closed, Newsom recounted instances where DeSantis wore a mask and Haity asked the governors to let it breathe." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "At one point in the exchange, all three men were speaking: DeSantis repeatedly asked Newsom why California was closed, Newsom recounted instances where DeSantis wore a mask and Haity asked the governors to let it breathe." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "At one point, DeSantis accused Newsom of ruing a shadow campaign for president in 2024 -- a premise the California governor has vigorously rejected and gone to great lengths to dispute." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "At one point, DeSantis accused Newsom of ruing a shadow campaign for president in 2024 -- a premise the California governor has vigorously rejected and gone to great lengths to dispute." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "'Lying to migrants'?As the two sparred over immigration and border management, Newsom accused DeSantis of luring migrants under false pretenses by offering jobs and housing -- an accusation stemming from DeSantis' efforts to organize flights for migrants to Martha's Vineyard." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "'Lying to migrants'?As the two sparred over immigration and border management, Newsom accused DeSantis of luring migrants under false pretenses by offering jobs and housing -- an accusation stemming from DeSantis' efforts to organize flights for migrants to Martha's Vineyard." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "'Lying to migrants'?As the two sparred over immigration and border management, Newsom accused DeSantis of luring migrants under false pretenses by offering jobs and housing -- an accusation stemming from DeSantis' efforts to organize flights for migrants to Martha's Vineyard." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Newsom shot back that DeSantis was using the law to wage a culture war as DeSantis disputed how many books have been baed in his state." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Newsom shot back that DeSantis was using the law to wage a culture war as DeSantis disputed how many books have been baed in his state." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
| "Newsom shot back that DeSantis was using the law to wage a culture war as DeSantis disputed how many books have been baed in his state." | Positive | 36% Conservative |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
78% : Newsom embraces role as Biden's big defenderThroughout the evening, Newsom served essentially as a stand-in surrogate for the White House and its policies, frequently heaping praise on President Joe Biden's economic agenda and defending him on border security as DeSantis hurled sharply worded attacks on how the administration has handled the cost of living and other problems.33% : At one point in the debate, during his defense of the law, DeSantis -- in apparent violation of the debate's rule against props -- pulled out a photo from the graphic novel "Gender Queer: A Memoir," which depicted a scene of oral sex.
8% : 'Lying to migrants'?As the two sparred over immigration and border management, Newsom accused DeSantis of luring migrants under false pretenses by offering jobs and housing -- an accusation stemming from DeSantis' efforts to organize flights for migrants to Martha's Vineyard.
5% : "Newsom shot back that DeSantis was using the law to wage a culture war as DeSantis disputed how many books have been banned in his state.
*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.