"What's the Scam?" Inside the Republican Fight to Win Back Alaska

Sep 19, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -70% Very Liberal

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    -4% 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

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"And plenty of Begich supporters detest Palin for a number of reasons: She appears to chase celebrity and headlines; her record as governor belies her claims of fiscal conservatism; and she resigned midway through her gubernatorial term to seek her fortune in the Lower 48, raising doubts about her commitment to serve the interests of everyday Alaskans."
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4% Conservative
"It started with 48 candidates, including one Democratic Socialist named Santa Claus (his real name), and ended with Peltola beating two Republicans on the ballot -- Sarah Palin, who was backed by Donald Trump, as well as the Republican businessman Nick Begich, who has the endorsement of the Alaska GOP."
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-6% Liberal
"At the front of the church, Coons stood alongside an American flag, a tree-trunk cross adorned with a crown of thorns, and a teddy bear with a mop of flaxen hair dressed to look like Donald Trump."
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-14% Liberal
"(Begich declared his candidacy for the House seat in 2021; Palin only entered the race after Young left -- died.)"
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-22% Liberal
"Peltola is now serving out the remaining four months of the term of Republican Don Young, who was in Congress for 49 years and died in March."
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-26% Liberal
"You can complain about ranked-choice voting all you want, and you can go out with Donald Trump and say, 'It's rigged, and it's this, and it's that,' she said."
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-28% Liberal
"And then there's the elephant currently looming over any discussion of voting practices in this country: the false claims made by Donald Trump and many of his supporters, including Palin, that the 2020 election was rigged and Joe Biden is not the rightfully elected president of the United States."
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-6% Liberal
"And then there's the elephant currently looming over any discussion of voting practices in this country: the false claims made by Donald Trump and many of his supporters, including Palin, that the 2020 election was rigged and Joe Biden is not the rightfully elected president of the United States."
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-6% Liberal

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52% : And plenty of Begich supporters detest Palin for a number of reasons: She appears to chase celebrity and headlines; her record as governor belies her claims of fiscal conservatism; and she resigned midway through her gubernatorial term to seek her fortune in the Lower 48, raising doubts about her commitment to serve the interests of everyday Alaskans.

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