US news organizations urge Biden and Trump to agree to TV election debates

  • Bias Rating

    Center

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    94% 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.

Sentiments

Overall Sentiment

12% Positive

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  •   Conservative
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"Trump has said he is willing to go head-to-head with Biden anytime, anyplace and anywhere, starting now."
Positive
58% Conservative
"Twelve US news organizations are urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to TV debates ahead of the November presidential vote, a typical feature of an election year and one that can sometimes play a crucial role."
Positive
32% Conservative
"But the two major candidates have so far resisted debating rival candidates from their own parties, with Trump refusing to participate against the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and others, and Biden resisting calls to set foot on a TV stage with rival Democratic candidates, who have since abandoned their electoral efforts to challenge him in the party."
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-68% Liberal
"In 2020, Biden and Trump debated twice, with a third debate canceled after then-president Trump tested positive for Covid-19."
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-80% Liberal
"Trump has said he is willing to go head-to-head with Biden anytime, anyplace and anywhere, starting now."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Trump has said he is willing to go head-to-head with Biden anytime, anyplace and anywhere, starting now."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"Twelve US news organizations are urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to TV debates ahead of the November presidential vote, a typical feature of an election year and one that can sometimes play a crucial role."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Twelve US news organizations are urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to TV debates ahead of the November presidential vote, a typical feature of an election year and one that can sometimes play a crucial role."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Last week, the Trump campaign called for presidential debates to be held earlier and more frequently so voters have a full chance to see the candidates in action."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Trump campaign managers have argued that by the time of the first scheduled debate, on 16 September, more than 1 million Americans will likely have already voted, with more than 8.7 million voting by the third debate, penciled in for 9 October."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"But Biden has been uncommitted to any debate so far, saying last month: it depends on [Trump's] behavior."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"But Biden has been uncommitted to any debate so far, saying last month: it depends on [Trump's] behavior."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Related: Biden closes gap on Trump but third-party candidates pose danger, polls showAmidst that backdrop, there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation, they added."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Related: Biden closes gap on Trump but third-party candidates pose danger, polls showAmidst that backdrop, there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation, they added."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"But the two major candidates have so far resisted debating rival candidates from their own parties, with Trump refusing to participate against the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and others, and Biden resisting calls to set foot on a TV stage with rival Democratic candidates, who have since abandoned their electoral efforts to challenge him in the party."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"But the two major candidates have so far resisted debating rival candidates from their own parties, with Trump refusing to participate against the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and others, and Biden resisting calls to set foot on a TV stage with rival Democratic candidates, who have since abandoned their electoral efforts to challenge him in the party."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"But the two major candidates have so far resisted debating rival candidates from their own parties, with Trump refusing to participate against the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and others, and Biden resisting calls to set foot on a TV stage with rival Democratic candidates, who have since abandoned their electoral efforts to challenge him in the party."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"In 2020, Biden and Trump debated twice, with a third debate canceled after then-president Trump tested positive for Covid-19."
Positive
28% Conservative
"In 2020, Biden and Trump debated twice, with a third debate canceled after then-president Trump tested positive for Covid-19."
Positive
28% Conservative
"In 2020, Biden and Trump debated twice, with a third debate canceled after then-president Trump tested positive for Covid-19."
Positive
28% Conservative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : Trump has said he is willing to go head-to-head with Biden "anytime, anyplace and anywhere", starting "now".
66% : Twelve US news organizations are urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to TV debates ahead of the November presidential vote, a typical feature of an election year and one that can sometimes play a crucial role.
16% : But the two major candidates have so far resisted debating rival candidates from their own parties, with Trump refusing to participate against the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and others, and Biden resisting calls to set foot on a TV stage with rival Democratic candidates, who have since abandoned their electoral efforts to challenge him in the party.
10% : In 2020, Biden and Trump debated twice, with a third debate canceled after then-president Trump tested positive for Covid-19.

*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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