Sources: Granger won't seek reelection in 2024 - Roll Call

  • Bias Rating

    -50% Moderately Liberal

  • Reliability

    15% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

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  • Politician Portrayal

    70% 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.

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"Granger said at the time that the conference's first nominee for speaker, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., had earned her support instead.House Rules Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is seen as the front-ruer to take over Granger's slot as top Republican on the Appropriations Committee, though others could throw their names into the mix."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Granger said at the time that the conference's first nominee for speaker, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., had earned her support instead.House Rules Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is seen as the front-ruer to take over Granger's slot as top Republican on the Appropriations Committee, though others could throw their names into the mix."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Granger said at the time that the conference's first nominee for speaker, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., had earned her support instead.House Rules Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is seen as the front-ruer to take over Granger's slot as top Republican on the Appropriations Committee, though others could throw their names into the mix."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Granger said at the time that the conference's first nominee for speaker, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., had earned her support instead.House Rules Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is seen as the front-ruer to take over Granger's slot as top Republican on the Appropriations Committee, though others could throw their names into the mix."
Positive
10% Conservative
"A staunch supporter of military spending, with a central part of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter program located in her district, Granger had served as the chairwoman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Former President Donald Trump carried Texas' 12th Congressional District by 18 points in 2020."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Granger hasn't yet publicly commented beyond what she told the local outlet, which was, We'll figure it out soon."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Granger's seat would likely be fairly easy for Republicans to defend, even if they can't replicate Granger's typically outsized victories, including a 29-point margin in 2022."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Granger's seat would likely be fairly easy for Republicans to defend, even if they can't replicate Granger's typically outsized victories, including a 29-point margin in 2022."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Cole, currently also chairman of the panel's Transportation-HUD Subcommittee, gave a nominating speech for Jordan on the floor during the speaker election that was well received by conservatives."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Granger has faced a tumultuous year leading the committee, navigating members of the House Freedom Caucus and their allies calling for deeper spending cuts than the levels appropriators had been pursuing this summer."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"House Appropriations chairwoman who backed higher defense budgets set to aounce retirementHouse Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, will not run for reelection in the face of GOP conference term limits on her committee leadership, sources familiar with the decision confirmed Wednesday."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"And Granger's vote against Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to become speaker garnered backlash from Jordan supporters, some of whom had called for her ouster."
Negative
-58% Liberal
"And Granger's vote against Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to become speaker garnered backlash from Jordan supporters, some of whom had called for her ouster."
Negative
-58% Liberal

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