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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.
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| "Slotkin has said she supports Prop 3, which would enshrine a right to reproductive freedom in the Michigan Constitution on matters related to pregnancy including abortion, childbirth, contraception, prenatal and miscarriage care and sterilization." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "They also argue that the proposal text covers matters related to pregnancy and has nothing to do with gender identity or gender-affirming care." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "It would nullify the state's ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "The MIGOP mailer, which carries Barrett's campaign logo, includes a photo of Slotkin reading the book." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "The MIGOP mailer, which carries Barrett's campaign logo, includes a photo of Slotkin reading the book." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "Barrett's campaign also said Slotkin is an advocate for gender theory for young kids because she read aloud from the children's book I am Jazz, which is about a transgender child." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Barrett's campaign also said Slotkin is an advocate for gender theory for young kids because she read aloud from the children's book I am Jazz, which is about a transgender child." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Elissa Slotkin should answer for her support for the extreme and confusing Proposal 3 that is on the ballot this fall, said Gustavo Portela, communications director for the state GOP." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "But Mr. Barrett would rather sow division and fan the flames of the culture wars than support the families in our community." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Mr. Barrett is ending his campaign the same way it started: drumming up fear and hate and using children as political pawns, Slotkin said in a statement." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin's campaign is denouncing as false and divisive a new campaign mailer from the Michigan Republican Party that claims she supports child sterilization and gender transitioning without parental consent." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "The mailer promotes GOP state Sen. Tom Barrett of Charlotte in his tossup race against the two-term Democratic congresswoman in mid-Michigan." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The role of parents in the decisions made for their young children is a fundamental difference between Sen. Barrett and Elissa Slotkin, and voters can be 100" | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "The role of parents in the decisions made for their young children is a fundamental difference between Sen. Barrett and Elissa Slotkin, and voters can be 100" | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "The role of parents in the decisions made for their young children is a fundamental difference between Sen. Barrett and Elissa Slotkin, and voters can be 100" | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Slotkin in her statement criticized Barrett for not focusing on school issues that voters care about like playing catch-up from COVID, ensuring school safety and making mental health resources more readily available." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Slotkin's campaign said the attacks by the MIGOP and Barrett are trying to foment a controversy that doesn't exist because she supports parental consent rules for minors seeking an abortion or gender-affirming care." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Slotkin last spring similarly paed as fear mongering a fundraising appeal by Barrett's campaign that claimed to confirm a fake appointment for a child's gender reassignment surgery the following day." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
49% : Slotkin has said she supports Prop 3, which would enshrine a right to reproductive freedom in the Michigan Constitution on matters related to pregnancy including abortion, childbirth, contraception, prenatal and miscarriage care and sterilization.45% : They also argue that the proposal text covers matters related to pregnancy and has nothing to do with gender identity or gender-affirming care.
36% : It would nullify the state's ban on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest.
*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.