This remote Maine community split down the middle in 2020. Which way will The Forks go this year?
- Bias Rating
46% Medium Conservative
- Reliability
40% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
50% Medium Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
-2% Negative
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The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. 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.
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
67% : While some residents are open, even enthusiastic, about their support for Trump, other people interviewed last week were unwilling to openly state their support for Harris.65% : "Kim and Andy Webb, who live across the street from the store, also support Trump.
61% : "I find it interesting that it was 18-18 because most people here I talk to seem quite determined and vocal about Trump," said Charlie Hathaway, who serves on the board of assessors and manages the transfer station in The Forks.
61% : Later, he said he supported Trump and thought the economy was better under the former president.
55% : When the ballots were counted on election night, Trump had received 18 votes and so had Biden.
49% : that ... she will change her views depending on who is speaking with her," she said of Harris.Charlie Hathaway, the second assessor in The Forks, voted for Trump in 2016.
46% : "I would think it would be two-thirds or 75% for Trump.
46% : ""He's not really a politician," Kim Webb said when asked why she likes Trump.
43% : Trump and Joe Biden tied in the last presidential race in The Forks, making the community of about 50 residents stand out among others in Maine.
42% : And some say they expect a far different outcome this time as support seems to have shifted toward Trump, at least based on what people say in public.
33% : Thibodeau, the Trump supporter who was stopping for a coffee, also said the cost of living and economy are key reasons why he is voting for the former president.
19% : "The economy sucks and we need Trump back in there to fix it," he said.
15% : "I think Donald Trump is too negative and has too much childish behavior that really does not appeal to me at all."Still, Hathaway will probably vote for Trump.
*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.