WEIS Article RatingWhat's at stake for Joe Biden in the midterm elections - WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather
Nov 07, 2022 View Original Article
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| "I know there is a lot at stake in these midterm elections, from our economy, to the safety of our streets, to our personal freedoms, to the future of healthcare and Social Security and Medicare, Biden said this past week." | Positive | 22% Conservative |
| "Other potential investigations would likely target COVID-19 policies, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the handling of the southern border." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "I know there is a lot at stake in these midterm elections, from our economy, to the safety of our streets, to our personal freedoms, to the future of healthcare and Social Security and Medicare, Biden said this past week." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Biden, making his final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's races, is casting the midterms as a critical moment for the nation." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "Biden is uniquely qualified to pass bipartisan legislation if that's necessary, he said." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "Kessler, though, had some optimism that bipartisan legislation could still get through a divided Congress, noting that many of Biden's major legislative achievements have gotten some Republican support: the CHIPS Act, the gun safety package and the infrastructure law." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "I'm already being told, if they win back the House and Senate, they're going to impeach me, Biden told supporters last Thursday.I" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Also on the chopping block, McCarthy's said, is the steady stream of financial assistance to Ukraine as the nation staves off Russia's invasion." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "One ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted in late September found that 56" | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Still, no legislation will get past the finish line without Biden's signature -- setting up potential showdowns between him and a Republican Congress." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Biden himself has said he intends to run, but hasn't made any concrete aouncements." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "And if Republicans take over the Senate, they could block Biden's judicial nominees, who need a majority vote to be confirmed." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "And the remaining pieces of Biden's signature Build Back Better framework would likely meet a similar fate." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "President Joe Biden may not be on the ballot this election cycle but his agenda hangs in the balance as Democrats defend their majorities in Congress." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "But other political strategists said a Republican majority could make governing difficult for Biden." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Others, such as Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio and Rep. Dean Phillips of Miesota, have openly suggested he shouldn't run for another term." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Others, such as Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio and Rep. Dean Phillips of Miesota, have openly suggested he shouldn't run for another term." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "GOP lawmakers are eying rollbacks of Biden's corporate tax increases, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy's vowed to repeal the $80 billion set aside for the Internal Revenue Service in the Inflation Reduction Act, which Republicans misleadingly claim will lead to more agents going after middle-class Americans." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "GOP lawmakers are eying rollbacks of Biden's corporate tax increases, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy's vowed to repeal the $80 billion set aside for the Internal Revenue Service in the Inflation Reduction Act, which Republicans misleadingly claim will lead to more agents going after middle-class Americans." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Some GOP lawmakers have already proposed impeaching Biden as well as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Some GOP lawmakers have already proposed impeaching Biden as well as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "The stakes are obviously high but midterm elections that are bad for presidents are the norm, not the exception, Kessler said, noting several presidents -- most recently former President Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama -- were able to win reelection after Democrats were trounced in the midterms." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "The stakes are obviously high but midterm elections that are bad for presidents are the norm, not the exception, Kessler said, noting several presidents -- most recently former President Bill Clinton and former President Barack Obama -- were able to win reelection after Democrats were trounced in the midterms." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
61% : "I know there is a lot at stake in these midterm elections, from our economy, to the safety of our streets, to our personal freedoms, to the future of healthcare and Social Security and Medicare," Biden said this past week.48% : Other potential investigations would likely target COVID-19 policies, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the handling of the southern border.
*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.