With different visions for Boston, Wu and Essaibi George hit the campaign trail - The Boston Globe

Sep 15, 2021 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -80% Extremely Liberal

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    14% 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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  •   Liberal
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"A progressive darling, 36-year-old Wu has outlined an ambitious agenda that includes a Green New Deal for Boston and free public transportation."
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22% Conservative
"While Essaibi George has courted the voters who backed former mayor Martin J. Walsh -- and even escorted his mother to the polls this week -- Wu boasts the support of Senator Elizabeth Warren."
Positive
20% Conservative
"but the mayors have tended to be the lunch bucket Democrats -- more traditional Boston Democrats, not Elizabeth Warren Democrats, said David Guarino, a Democratic political strategist who did not work for any of the candidates."
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-34% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : A progressive darling, 36-year-old Wu has outlined an ambitious agenda that includes a Green New Deal for Boston and free public transportation.

*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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