SFGate Article RatingYoungkin's early shine faces test as he eyes White House bid
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| "Rooney, who also attended the retreat and whose company has donated to Youngkin, credits the governor with notching economic development wins, sparking a parents' rights movement in education and signing into law a budget that included tax cuts as well as raises for teachers and law enforcement." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "With the next presidential primary season already underway, Virginia's upcoming legislative session offers Youngkin a critical opportunity to demonstrate executive leadership and burnish his conservative bona fides on issues including guns and abortion." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Youngkin captured national attention by wiing in a state that Joe Biden carried by 10 percentage points just one year earlier in his successful Democratic presidential campaign." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "Rooney, who also attended the retreat and whose company has donated to Youngkin, credits the governor with notching economic development wins, sparking a parents' rights movement in education and signing into law a budget that included tax cuts as well as raises for teachers and law enforcement." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Francis Rooney, a businessman, major GOP donor and former congressman and ambassador, disagrees." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "He doesn't have a record in Virginia to run on, and before that he was CEO of a company that was shipping jobs to China, Fredericks said." | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "But they are under no illusion it will be easy for a lower-profile first-term governor entering a field that already includes Trump and is expected to include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, among other nationally known Republican heavyweights." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "But they are under no illusion it will be easy for a lower-profile first-term governor entering a field that already includes Trump and is expected to include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, among other nationally known Republican heavyweights." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Youngkin did it by keeping Trump at arm's length and focusing on education, parental rights, public safety and the economy -- all the while casting himself as an upbeat suburban dad and political outsider." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Still, donors and early state operatives believe there is an opening for a candidate who can appeal to moderates, independents and suburban voters while offering a clear stylistic contrast with the likes of Trump and DeSantis." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "For now, Youngkin continues to be a regular feature in the early 2024 conversation, according to Eric Levine, a New York-based Republican donor who's actively encouraging his party to find an alternative to Trump." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Major presidential donors, even those who support him, see the 55-year-old former private-equity chief as simply one in a crowded class of would-be Trump alternatives." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Kilberg says she's eager for her party to move past Trump." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump is often blamed for elevating flawed candidates, but Youngkin's endorsement record was worse." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Hinting at a perceived lack of accomplishments, Trump also noted that Youngkin was having a hard time with the Dems in Virginia." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Just three days after the election, Trump unleashed a racist attack against Youngkin on social media, suggesting his name sounds Chinese, while taking credit for his political rise." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "He's not a serious candidate in 2024, Fredericks said of the Virginia governor, describing him as a poor man's DeSantis." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "Youngkin also drew Trump's ire as talk of his presidential ambitions grew." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "John Fredericks, a right-wing radio host who previously led Trump's campaign in Virginia, said it was a mistake for the former president to punch down at Youngkin." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
| "John Fredericks, a right-wing radio host who previously led Trump's campaign in Virginia, said it was a mistake for the former president to punch down at Youngkin." | Negative | -58% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
57% : Rooney, who also attended the retreat and whose company has donated to Youngkin, credits the governor with notching economic development wins, sparking a parents' rights "movement" in education and signing into law a budget that included tax cuts as well as raises for teachers and law enforcement.39% : With the next presidential primary season already underway, Virginia's upcoming legislative session offers Youngkin a critical opportunity to demonstrate executive leadership and burnish his conservative bona fides on issues including guns and 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.