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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "McCoell and Trump, temperamental opposites, had tolerated a political marriage of convenience during most of the latter's White House tenure." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "As for Trump, he is, of course, virtually assured of wiing this year's GOP nomination, having racked up double-digit victories in every primary contest so far." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "But the underlying reality, the source added, was that Mitch McCoell knew that Donald Trump is likely to be the next president of the United States and so he decided to go at a time of his own choosing." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "An Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday, before McCoell's decision became public, found 85 percent of Republicans view Trump favorably and 14 percent unfavorably." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Even former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley -- the last surviving rival to Trump for the GOP nomination and the kind of Republican who would once have been expected to fall in lockstep with McCoell -- offered only a lukewarm tribute." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "There's no question -- none -- that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "But McCoell's decision to recognize Biden as the victorious president-elect in December 2020 infuriated Trump." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "If Trump were to win in November, he would almost certainly engineer McCoell's ouster -- an inglorious end to such a long career." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The same rationale that was cast aside roughly four years later when Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett less than two months before the 2020 election." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Haley said that McCoell did many good things but he is right that we do need a new generation.As of late Wednesday afternoon, there was no comment from Trump." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Still, the tenor of the speech itself showed McCoell had calculated there was no way back for Trump after Jan. 6." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "It became clear soon enough that the party had no intention of disavowing Trump." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "The venom with which Trump attacked him was unignorable." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "His words came as he voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment proceedings that had followed the riot." | Negative | -46% Liberal |
| "One source briefed on those talks told this column that the basic outline would have McCoell endorsing Trump as the party's de facto leader in return for a quietening of Trump's attacks." | Negative | -72% Liberal |
| "Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), as steeped in the GOP establishment as McCoell himself, paid tribute to the Kentuckian's extraordinary record of being steadfast in his defense of conservative values." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), as steeped in the GOP establishment as McCoell himself, paid tribute to the Kentuckian's extraordinary record of being steadfast in his defense of conservative values." | Positive | 28% Conservative |
| "McCoell and Trump, temperamental opposites, had tolerated a political marriage of convenience during most of the latter's White House tenure." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "McCoell and Trump, temperamental opposites, had tolerated a political marriage of convenience during most of the latter's White House tenure." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "In a later statement, Biden -- a Washington institutionalist like the outgoing leader -- called McCoell my friend and noted that they had been able to work together in good faith even though we have many political disagreements." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "In a later statement, Biden -- a Washington institutionalist like the outgoing leader -- called McCoell my friend and noted that they had been able to work together in good faith even though we have many political disagreements." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "As for Trump, he is, of course, virtually assured of wiing this year's GOP nomination, having racked up double-digit victories in every primary contest so far." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "The shock is rooted in the fact that McCoell has come to seem a permanent feature of the Washington political landscape." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "But the underlying reality, the source added, was that Mitch McCoell knew that Donald Trump is likely to be the next president of the United States and so he decided to go at a time of his own choosing." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "But the underlying reality, the source added, was that Mitch McCoell knew that Donald Trump is likely to be the next president of the United States and so he decided to go at a time of his own choosing." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "More broadly, the traditional Republicanism of which McCoell was an emblem has been increasingly supplanted by an angrier, more performative style." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Just 31 percent of Republicans view McCoell favorably, while 54 percent view him unfavorably." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "An Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday, before McCoell's decision became public, found 85 percent of Republicans view Trump favorably and 14 percent unfavorably." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "An Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday, before McCoell's decision became public, found 85 percent of Republicans view Trump favorably and 14 percent unfavorably." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of the brashest Trump loyalists in Congress, expressed glee on social media at how McCoell had now been 86'd alongside former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and outgoing Republican National Committee chair Roa McDaniel." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of the brashest Trump loyalists in Congress, expressed glee on social media at how McCoell had now been 86'd alongside former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and outgoing Republican National Committee chair Roa McDaniel." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of the brashest Trump loyalists in Congress, expressed glee on social media at how McCoell had now been 86'd alongside former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and outgoing Republican National Committee chair Roa McDaniel." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Even former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley -- the last surviving rival to Trump for the GOP nomination and the kind of Republican who would once have been expected to fall in lockstep with McCoell -- offered only a lukewarm tribute." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Even former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley -- the last surviving rival to Trump for the GOP nomination and the kind of Republican who would once have been expected to fall in lockstep with McCoell -- offered only a lukewarm tribute." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Even former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley -- the last surviving rival to Trump for the GOP nomination and the kind of Republican who would once have been expected to fall in lockstep with McCoell -- offered only a lukewarm tribute." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "No question about it, McCoell said the following month." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "But McCoell's decision to step aside was also foreseeable for a simple, stark reason beyond his age of 82." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "There's no question -- none -- that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "The schism between the remnants of the pre-Trump GOP and the MAGA wing was evident in the reaction to McCoell's decision to step aside as leader after November's election." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "But McCoell's decision to recognize Biden as the victorious president-elect in December 2020 infuriated Trump." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "But McCoell's decision to recognize Biden as the victorious president-elect in December 2020 infuriated Trump." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "In fact, the GOP's grassroots supporters held the twice-impeached, four-times indicted former president in far greater affection than they do McCoell." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "If Trump were to win in November, he would almost certainly engineer McCoell's ouster -- an inglorious end to such a long career." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "If Trump were to win in November, he would almost certainly engineer McCoell's ouster -- an inglorious end to such a long career." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "His party had moved sharply away from him -- and toward his intra-party nemesis, former President Trump -- even as he remained its titular head in the upper chamber." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "On Tuesday, when the 'Big Four' congressional leaders met with Biden at the White House, McCoell was the only one of the quartet not to address the media afterward." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "On Tuesday, when the 'Big Four' congressional leaders met with Biden at the White House, McCoell was the only one of the quartet not to address the media afterward." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Scott greeted McCoell's departure as an opportunity to refocus our efforts on solving the significant challenges facing our country and actually reflect the aspirations of voters." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Scott greeted McCoell's departure as an opportunity to refocus our efforts on solving the significant challenges facing our country and actually reflect the aspirations of voters." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "For all the tactical shrewdness with which McCoell is credited, he was wrong on that score." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "His liberal critics view him as a ruthless and cynical obstructionist, citing instances like his decision to block then-President Obama's nominee to the Supreme Court, Merrick Garland, from even getting hearings before the Senate." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "The same rationale that was cast aside roughly four years later when Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett less than two months before the 2020 election." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) noted in a statement that he had challenged McCoell for the leadership in 2022." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) noted in a statement that he had challenged McCoell for the leadership in 2022." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "McCoell had once seemed like an immovable object in Washington." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Haley said that McCoell did many good things but he is right that we do need a new generation.As of late Wednesday afternoon, there was no comment from Trump." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Haley said that McCoell did many good things but he is right that we do need a new generation.As of late Wednesday afternoon, there was no comment from Trump." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "McCoell justified that 2016 decision on the basis that Obama was nearing the end of his term." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "McCoell justified that 2016 decision on the basis that Obama was nearing the end of his term." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCoell's (R-Ky.) decision to step down from his leadership role, aounced Wednesday, was both shocking and unsurprising." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Trump's critics would note that, even then, McCoell was hardly throwing caution to the wind." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Trump's critics would note that, even then, McCoell was hardly throwing caution to the wind." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Still, the tenor of the speech itself showed McCoell had calculated there was no way back for Trump after Jan. 6." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Still, the tenor of the speech itself showed McCoell had calculated there was no way back for Trump after Jan. 6." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "It became clear soon enough that the party had no intention of disavowing Trump." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "McCoell suffered a bad fall last year and, in the months afterward, twice froze on camera -- two embarrassing moments that sharpened questions about his leadership capacity." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "The venom with which Trump attacked him was unignorable." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Talks have been taking place between the McCoell and Trump camps as to under what circumstances the Senate Minority Leader might endorse the former president -- something he has conspicuously failed to do so far." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "Talks have been taking place between the McCoell and Trump camps as to under what circumstances the Senate Minority Leader might endorse the former president -- something he has conspicuously failed to do so far." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "His words came as he voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment proceedings that had followed the riot." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "President Biden told reporters he was sorry to hear McCoell was stepping down." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "President Biden told reporters he was sorry to hear McCoell was stepping down." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "Trump's resurgence has left McCoell out on an uncomfortable limb." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "Trump's resurgence has left McCoell out on an uncomfortable limb." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "One source briefed on those talks told this column that the basic outline would have McCoell endorsing Trump as the party's de facto leader in return for a quietening of Trump's attacks." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "One source briefed on those talks told this column that the basic outline would have McCoell endorsing Trump as the party's de facto leader in return for a quietening of Trump's attacks." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "One source briefed on those talks told this column that the basic outline would have McCoell endorsing Trump as the party's de facto leader in return for a quietening of Trump's attacks." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
59% : McConnell and Trump, temperamental opposites, had tolerated a political marriage of convenience during most of the latter's White House tenure.57% : As for Trump, he is, of course, virtually assured of winning this year's GOP nomination, having racked up double-digit victories in every primary contest so far.
54% : But the underlying reality, the source added, was that "Mitch McConnell knew that Donald Trump is likely to be the next president of the United States and so he decided to go at a time of his own choosing.
50% : An Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday, before McConnell's decision became public, found 85 percent of Republicans view Trump favorably and 14 percent unfavorably.
49% : "Even former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley -- the last surviving rival to Trump for the GOP nomination and the kind of Republican who would once have been expected to fall in lockstep with McConnell -- offered only a lukewarm tribute.
46% : "There's no question -- none -- that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day.
44% : But McConnell's decision to recognize Biden as the victorious president-elect in December 2020 infuriated Trump.
41% : If Trump were to win in November, he would almost certainly engineer McConnell's ouster -- an inglorious end to such a long career.
35% : The same rationale that was cast aside roughly four years later when Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett less than two months before the 2020 election.
33% : Haley said that McConnell "did many good things but he is right that we do need a new generation."As of late Wednesday afternoon, there was no comment from Trump.
31% : Still, the tenor of the speech itself showed McConnell had calculated there was no way back for Trump after Jan. 6.
31% : It became clear soon enough that the party had no intention of disavowing Trump.
30% : The venom with which Trump attacked him was unignorable.
27% : His words came as he voted to acquit Trump in the impeachment proceedings that had followed the riot.
14% : One source briefed on those talks told this column that the basic outline would have McConnell endorsing Trump as the party's de facto leader in return for a quietening of Trump's attacks.
*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.