POLITICO Article Rating

California could be a punching bag in first Trump-Harris debate

Sep 10, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -34% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : But her campaign is sensitive about the state of the economy, and while she's stuck close to Biden personally, her larger goal is to present herself as the candidate of the future, and Trump a figure of the past -- including telegraphing how she plans to lead the country independent of the current administration.
43% : "Trump argued this summer that Newsom's executive order directing cities to clear more encampments was a ploy to help Harris win the election.
41% : "Here are a few of the areas where Trump is likely to attack.
41% : That hasn't stopped Trump from blaming her for the initiative's perceived consequences: "That was her that did that," he said last month at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
37% : Trump last week called for banning undocumented immigrants from receiving home loans -- a position he took days after legislators in Sacramento approved a proposal to help undocumented immigrants purchase homes.
31% : She's more likely to defend her own record as a prosecutor who locked up rapists and cartel members before turning the tables on Trump, who she said she expects to lie repeatedly on the debate stage.
29% : He said he expects Trump will continue hammering that theme at the debate.
27% : "Democrats were quick to turn the attack line against Trump, noting that Harris and Newsom were the city's district attorney and mayor 15 years ago.
25% : "She destroyed California," Trump said at a press conference in August.

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