Richmond Times-Dispatch Article RatingVirginia's big political lessons for Youngkin - and for the nation
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36% Moderately Conservative
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40% Moderately Conservative
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| "His political stature nationally is diminished, as he could not deliver GOP majorities in his own state, said Mark Rozell, dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Those likely won't include big efforts to cut taxes or government, but could include economic development efforts, public school funding and moves to transform Virginia's overwhelmed mental health system, he said." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "AbortionAkomolafe said the vote overturns one longstanding political notion." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "While Youngkin's next step could be the one a number of recent one-term governors have opted for -- George Allen, Warner and Tim Kaine won U.S. Senate campaigns after their terms -- the 2023 election signals that could be a stretch, Holsworth said." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "While Youngkin's next step could be the one a number of recent one-term governors have opted for -- George Allen, Warner and Tim Kaine won U.S. Senate campaigns after their terms -- the 2023 election signals that could be a stretch, Holsworth said." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "While Youngkin's next step could be the one a number of recent one-term governors have opted for -- George Allen, Warner and Tim Kaine won U.S. Senate campaigns after their terms -- the 2023 election signals that could be a stretch, Holsworth said." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Virginia governors for the last 20 years have had to work with divided government; Mark Warner did it, Bob McDoell, with transportation, Holsworth said." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "You saw that with Russet Perry's win over Republican Juan Pablo Segura in a state Senate district anchored in Loudoun County, Warner said.Voters' desires for a focus on issues of daily life -- like traffic on Northern Virginia's Rote 28 -- helped Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, fend off a heavily financed GOP effort to defeat her in her bid for a state Senate seat, Warner said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "You saw that with Russet Perry's win over Republican Juan Pablo Segura in a state Senate district anchored in Loudoun County, Warner said.Voters' desires for a focus on issues of daily life -- like traffic on Northern Virginia's Rote 28 -- helped Del. Danica Roem, D-Prince William, fend off a heavily financed GOP effort to defeat her in her bid for a state Senate seat, Warner said." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "When it comes to the Senate these days, I don't think people think so much about the candidate but whether they'd support Mitch McCoell or Chuck Schumer, said McGleon, referring to the Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate leaders.Videos: Election coverage from The Times-Dispatch Voters speak about the importance of voting Updated 20 hrs agoVoters speak about the importance of voting on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "When it comes to the Senate these days, I don't think people think so much about the candidate but whether they'd support Mitch McCoell or Chuck Schumer, said McGleon, referring to the Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate leaders.Videos: Election coverage from The Times-Dispatch Voters speak about the importance of voting Updated 20 hrs agoVoters speak about the importance of voting on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "I think all the chaos, all the antics in the House of Representatives, all the chaos from Trump, may have been a factor, too, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said in an interview." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Warner said Wednesday, referring to a Northern Virginia artery that goes through Prince William County." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
47% : "His political stature nationally is diminished, as he could not deliver GOP majorities in his own state," said Mark Rozell, dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.42% : Those likely won't include big efforts to cut taxes or government, but could include economic development efforts, public school funding and moves to transform Virginia's overwhelmed mental health system, he said.
40% : AbortionAkomolafe said the vote overturns one longstanding political notion.
*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.