Los Angeles Times Article Rating

In the heart of Appalachia, a distant cousin of JD Vance leads an opposing 'authentic hillbilly' movement

Oct 07, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -16% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    70% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    40% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -10% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Nearly 70% of voters in West Virginia chose Trump in 2020.
49% : "I think that is probably part of why Trump selected him -- to bring a certain constituency in," she said.
47% : "Sharry White, who owns a local restaurant called Granny Jacks that serves cabbage rolls -- an old coal miner favorite -- is also voting for Trump.
38% : "Carlene Boggs, Terra Vance's aunt, whose maiden name is also Vance, is a Republican who plans to vote for Trump again in November.
9% : "While a group of distant cousins of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz recently went viral for supporting Trump, Terra Vance's criticism is not a reflection of family drama but of a broader Appalachian movement that has rejected JD Vance since the release of his memoir.

*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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