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When is the South Carolina Republican primary? A guide to this weekend's political contest

  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    25% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    -14% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -2% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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15% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : Former South Carolina Gov. Haley has her sights set on her home state, but an exclusive Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll shows Trump is positioned to beat Haley in South Carolina's Republican primary.
62% : Trump won both Iowa and New Hampshire.
55% : Among those very likely to vote in the state's Republican primary, polling shows Trump leads Haley by close to a 2-1 margin, 63%-35%.
42% : Who is on the ballot in South Carolina?Major candidates on the Republican ticket include Trump and Haley, who served as South Carolina's governor from 2011 to 2017.

*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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