The hitchhiker's guide to the vote for House speaker - 1010 WCSI

Jan 02, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    12% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    28% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

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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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  •   Conservative
SentenceSentimentBias
"Those are on ice, too."
Positive
6% Conservative
"No legislation on abortion."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"For both Cobb and Banks, the House adopted a resolution that then allowed it to pick a speaker with a simple majority."
Positive
2% Conservative
"For both Cobb and Banks, the House adopted a resolution that then allowed it to pick a speaker with a simple majority."
Positive
2% Conservative
"House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., will nominate Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.If this were a typical year, that would be it."
Positive
18% Conservative
"House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., will nominate Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.If this were a typical year, that would be it."
Positive
18% Conservative
"But Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., plans to challenge McCarthy for the speakership."
Positive
18% Conservative
"But Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., plans to challenge McCarthy for the speakership."
Positive
18% Conservative
"Santos meets that bar."
Positive
8% Conservative
"So, any challenge regarding Santos may have to wait until after the speaker vote is complete - whenever that is."
Positive
4% Conservative
"It's far from certain that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will become speaker."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The House frittered away two weeks before electing Speaker Howell Cobb, D-Ga., in 1849."
Positive
2% Conservative
"It took nine ballots and three days before the House re-elected Speaker Frederick Gillett, R-Mass."
Positive
0% Conservative
"But that was efficient compared to the two months the House squandered in late 1855 and early 1856 before finally electing Speaker Nathaniel Banks, D-Mass., - on the 163rd ballot."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"It's possible that someone could nominate Biggs or even another candidate."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"If they all vote for someone else by name, McCarthy only has a maximum of 217 votes."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Regardless of Santos' problems, 142,673 voters in New York's 3rd Congressional District elected him as their congressman."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Moreover, once the House swears-in Santos, it could move to expel him."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"So, the longer it takes Republicans to figure out a speaker, the longer the House is run by an appointee of outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"THE GOVERNMENT AGAINOne could anticipate a similar situation - and outcome - if there's a challenge to seat Santos before the speaker vote."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"And, what's even more cryptic is how long it may take the House to elect McCarthy as speaker or someone else."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"Fox is told it's possible members could try to challenge whether the House should seat Santos."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"But we have not addressed a unique scenario which could unfold this Jan. 3: whether to seat Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"However, once the House picks a speaker - yet before the speaker swears-in the members - a lawmaker could contest whether the House should seat Santos."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"But McCloskey did not get to be a member on opening day."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"But there are at least five known opponents of McCarthy."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Such a scenario blocks McCarthy from obtaining an outright majority of ballots cast for someone by name."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Things could get chaotic if McCarthy nor anyone else prevails on the first ballot."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"In both the elections of Howell Cobb in 1849 and Nathaniel Banks in 1856, the repeated voting wore members down."
Positive
0% Conservative
"In both the elections of Howell Cobb in 1849 and Nathaniel Banks in 1856, the repeated voting wore members down."
Positive
0% Conservative
"The Supreme Court ruled in Powell v. McCormack that the House overstepped its bounds by barring Powell from being seated in 1967."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"The House investigated and finally re-seated McCloskey months later."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"In 1985, the House refused to seat either late Rep. Frank McCloskey, D-Ind., or his GOP challenger Richard McIntyre because of a dispute over ballots."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"In early 1967, House Speaker John McCormack, D-Mass., decided against seating Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, D-N.Y., due to a host of ethics and financial issues."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"There is one vacancy: the late Rep. Donald McEachin, D-Va., died just after the election."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"SANTOS ADDS BAGGAGE TO GOP'S HOUSE MAJORITY TAKEOFFHouse Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., will nominate McCarthy."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"SANTOS ADDS BAGGAGE TO GOP'S HOUSE MAJORITY TAKEOFFHouse Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., will nominate McCarthy."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"The problem for McCarthy is if several members cast ballots for someone else by name."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Powell then sued McCormack and the House and ran again for his vacant seat."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Pelosi and former House Speakers Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., and John Boehner, R-Ohio, each prevailed in at least one election with fewer than 218 votes."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Pelosi and former House Speakers Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., and John Boehner, R-Ohio, each prevailed in at least one election with fewer than 218 votes."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Pelosi and former House Speakers Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., and John Boehner, R-Ohio, each prevailed in at least one election with fewer than 218 votes."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Members of both parties view Santos as tainted."
Negative
-42% Liberal
"Late House Democratic Caucus Chairman Vic Fazio, D-Calif., attempted to sidetrack the vsote in 1997 because Newt Gingrich had faced an ethics investigation."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Late House Democratic Caucus Chairman Vic Fazio, D-Calif., attempted to sidetrack the vsote in 1997 because Newt Gingrich had faced an ethics investigation."
Positive
6% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Those are on ice, too.
39% : No legislation on abortion.

*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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