Who will be at first Republican presidential debate - and who won't?

Aug 23, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -70% Very Liberal

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    8% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

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Bias Score Analysis

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"The former ambassador to the United Nations has leaned on her past tenure as South Carolina's governor, as well as her foreign policy credentials - including her staunch support for Israel - to promote her candidacy."
Positive
4% Conservative
"A former governor of Indiana and ex-member of Congress, Pence has been leaning on traditional conservative stances to advance his 2024 candidacy, including centring his campaign on his Christian faith and opposing abortion."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Senator Tim Scott, also of South Carolina, has been campaigning on a message of victory over victimhood, promising to improve the country's education system."
Positive
20% Conservative
"The two-hour debate, which will air on Fox News platforms and begins at 8pm local time (01:00 GMT on Thursday), is taking place a day before Trump is expected to turn himself in to authorities on election interference charges in Georgia."
Positive
4% Conservative
"In a field in which every Republican candidate has struggled to close Trump's lead, entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy has been gaining popularity by branding himself as a Trump-like outsider to politics."
Positive
4% Conservative
"In a field in which every Republican candidate has struggled to close Trump's lead, entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy has been gaining popularity by branding himself as a Trump-like outsider to politics."
Positive
4% Conservative
"North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum offered $20 gift cards to people who donated at least $1 to his campaign, helping him qualify for the debate despite a lack of name recognition nationally."
Positive
0% Conservative
"While Haley has been reluctant to criticise Trump directly, she has said that it is time for a new generation of Republican leaders."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"While Haley has been reluctant to criticise Trump directly, she has said that it is time for a new generation of Republican leaders."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"He previously supported Trump, but now says the Republican Party and the country need new ideas."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"He has also said that, as president, he would pardon Trump of any federal charges."
Negative
-6% Liberal
"His comments have drawn dismissive responses from Trump on social media, but despite making headlines, Hutchinson has struggled to increase his support among Republican voters."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Former US Vice President Mike Pence is ruing against his one-time boss - Trump - for the Republican nomination."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"Christie, a former Trump ally, has made attacking the ex-president a focal point of his 2024 presidential campaign, but he has been struggling to take his poll numbers above 3 percent."
Negative
-18% Liberal
"The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had, Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, adding in all caps: I will therefore not be doing the debates!"
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Here, Al Jazeera looks at the eight Republican candidates who will participate in the debate and what campaign promises they have made so far:Ron DeSantis is seen as Trump's most serious Republican primary challenger, but his campaign has been faltering in recent weeks."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Here, Al Jazeera looks at the eight Republican candidates who will participate in the debate and what campaign promises they have made so far:Ron DeSantis is seen as Trump's most serious Republican primary challenger, but his campaign has been faltering in recent weeks."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"A former governor of Indiana and ex-member of Congress, Pence has been leaning on traditional conservative stances to advance his 2024 candidacy, including centring his campaign on his Christian faith and opposing abortion."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Nikki Haley is another candidate who served in the Trump administration."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"Nikki Haley is another candidate who served in the Trump administration."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"But former President Donald Trump will not be on the stage on Wednesday night, as the current GOP frontruer has decided to skip the event."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Asa Hutchinson is an outspoken Trump critic with a long-shot campaign."
Negative
-30% Liberal
"So far, however, DeSantis has largely avoided criticising Trump directly despite the former president's incessant attacks against him."
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Wednesday's debate will offer DeSantis a chance to emphasise his right-wing agenda in Florida and present himself as an alternative to Trump."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"The former governor of Arkansas, Hutchinson has accused Trump of undermining the US Constitution."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"Scott, who is the only Black Republican in the US Senate, often stresses that the United States is not a racist nation."
Negative
-36% Liberal
"While Pence had been a staunch defender of Trump, the pair fell out after Pence refused to use his ceremonial role as vice president overseeing the electoral college count to overturn the results of the 2020 elections that Trump falsely insisted had been marred by widespread fraud."
Negative
-54% Liberal
"While Pence had been a staunch defender of Trump, the pair fell out after Pence refused to use his ceremonial role as vice president overseeing the electoral college count to overturn the results of the 2020 elections that Trump falsely insisted had been marred by widespread fraud."
Negative
-54% Liberal
"While Pence had been a staunch defender of Trump, the pair fell out after Pence refused to use his ceremonial role as vice president overseeing the electoral college count to overturn the results of the 2020 elections that Trump falsely insisted had been marred by widespread fraud."
Negative
-54% Liberal
"While Pence had been a staunch defender of Trump, the pair fell out after Pence refused to use his ceremonial role as vice president overseeing the electoral college count to overturn the results of the 2020 elections that Trump falsely insisted had been marred by widespread fraud."
Negative
-54% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The former ambassador to the United Nations has leaned on her past tenure as South Carolina's governor, as well as her foreign policy credentials - including her staunch support for Israel - to promote her candidacy.
40% : A former governor of Indiana and ex-member of Congress, Pence has been leaning on traditional conservative stances to advance his 2024 candidacy, including centring his campaign on his Christian faith and opposing abortion.

*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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