Detroit Free Press Article Rating

'We don't eat cats': Grand Rapids crowd welcomes Walz' debate critique

Sep 13, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -1% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "More: Trump to hold town hall meeting in Flint next week, listen to Michiganders' concernsNeal Rubin:
45% : "If you look at a transcript of the debate, I think he showed who he was," Saganski said of Trump, following the event.
44% : In front of a crowd of hundreds at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, Walz said Trump is focused on enriching himself and others if he were to win a second term in the White House.
40% : Recalling a theme she has raised repeatedly when campaigning for Harris, Whitmer also painted Walz as a candidate voters could relate to, while arguing Trump and his running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, were out of touch with everyday Americans.
32% : Playing football, not politics -- a Walled Lake Western invitation for Tim WalzWalz brought up several moments from the debate, including one where Trump falsely claimed that illegal immigrants were eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.
17% : Walz also criticized Trump for not condemning the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, as well as not saying he would veto a national abortion ban if Congress sent him such a bill.
7% : Trump won Michigan during his first presidential run in 2016, but Biden, with Harris as his running mate, defeated Trump by about 154,000 votes in Michigan in 2020.
5% : "Trump made the remark as he continues to attack Harris for the Biden administration's handling of the U.S. Southern border with Mexico.

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