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Failed GOP candidate turned attempted political killer. Why did he do it?

Mar 25, 2025 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    46% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -42% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "As an elected official, my focus is on making life safer, better, and more affordable for families in our state and ensuring New Mexico remains a place where we respect each other's opinions and work together for the common good.
56% : "I think he really thought somehow he was going to be a hero because of his allegiance to Trump and he's now facing a very long time in prison."
45% : Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa, who was the first official targeted and oversaw election certification at the time, celebrated Peña's conviction but said his actions were symptomatic of a growing problem of political violence in America.
43% : On Nov. 15, he posted an image of himself in a "Make America Great Again" hoodie, saying "Trump just announced for 2024.
33% : "Solomon Peña's conviction demonstrates that political violence has no place in New Mexico.
27% : " The Democratic lawmaker laid the blame for the former GOP hopeful's action squarely on the head of the Republican Party -- President Trump.
25% : 'Emboldened by the highest office': Targeted lawmaker blames Trump Barboa said she knew exactly what the attack was about the moment she discovered someone had fired upon her house.
24% : " The attacks came amid a rash of political violence across the nation, from an angry mob threatening the lives of top U.S. lawmakers certifying the 2020 presidential election results to the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania last year.

*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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