Cornyn becomes first 'John' to announce bid for Republican leader

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "I have learned a lot during my time both in and out of Senate leadership," Cornyn said in the statement.
53% : "Throughout my time I've built a track record of listening to colleagues and seeking consensus, while leading the fight to stop bad policies that are harmful to our nation and the conservative cause.
46% : He told reporters ahead of the launch that he personally called Donald Trump to make clear his "intention," a sign of the influence the former president has both over the party and who will become the next Senate leader.Cornyn, who endorsed Trump in January as it became clear he would once again be the Republican nominee for president, emphasized his working relationship with him during his four years in the White House, despite previously calling for the party to move past him once he lost in 2020.
32% : He is expected to face competition from Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Barrasso (R-WY), the No. 2 and No. 3 Senate Republicans, respectively.

*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.