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Maine's Paul LePage is back -- but has he changed?

Jun 16, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -52% Medium Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    16% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -40% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

29% :Where the old LePage said he opposed "killing babies as a form of contraception," the new LePage speaks on abortion in a carefully worded statement that says he will "listen to the people" in the Democratic-leaning state if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

*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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