Author: Nicole Nixon
Nicole Nixon
has 20.3% among authors.
BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 8.
Words analyzed: 34,155.
Analyzed articles
Los Angeles Times
- By Seema Mehta, Nicole Nixon
- 4/20/2026, 10:27 PM
Halo Effect 13.4% - Recency Bias 11.2% - Negativity Bias 10.3%
The most unpredictable California governor's race in recent history took another set of dizzying turns on Monday, with former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra surging after former Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped out in the face of sexual assault and misconduct allegations, and former state Controller Betty Yee ending her... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Seema Mehta, Nicole Nixon
- 4/20/2026, 6:33 PM
Self-Serving Bias 15.6% - Negativity Bias 8.9% - False Dilemma 8.8%
Former state Controller Betty Yee dropped out of the governor’s race on Monday, citing low levels of support from voters and donors. Yee, a Democrat, was part of a sprawling field of politicians vying to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom. But despite the bevy of prominent candidates running to lead the nation’s most populous state and... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Nicole Nixon, Dakota Smith, Melody Gutierrez, Seema Mehta
- 4/13/2026, 11:15 PM
Negativity Bias 30.7% - Biased Writer Voice 13.5% - Appeal to Emotion 9%
SACRAMENTO — The big-money backers and Democratic heavyweights who tried to crown Rep. Eric Swalwell as California’s next governor before his scandal-plagued exit from the political arena are now scrambling to find a new favorite among the candidates they either spurned or actively tried to undercut. Swalwell (D-Dublin) announced Monday... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Nicole Nixon, Seema Mehta
- 4/12/2026, 9:46 PM
Negativity Bias 27.7% - Appeal to Emotion 16.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 13.6%
SAN DIEGO — While their spring convention was held beneath mostly sunny San Diego skies, delegates and leaders of the California Republican party basked in a different sort of glow over the weekend as the campaign for a leading Democratic candidate for governor imploded because of allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The party... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Seema Mehta, Dakota Smith, Nicole Nixon
- 4/10/2026, 10:08 PM
Negativity Bias 24% - Self-Serving Bias 10.4% - Appeal to Emotion 6.9%
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democratic front-runner in the hotly contested California governor’s race, was accused of sexual assault by a former staff member and other women, according to reports published on Friday. The woman who worked for the Northern California congressman said she had a consensual relationship at times, but that he... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Seema Mehta, Nicole Nixon
- 3/25/2026, 3:28 AM
In-Group Bias 6.9% - Self-Serving Bias 6.7% - Appeal to Emotion 6.5%
Facing backlash over selection criteria that excluded all candidates of color, USC canceled its Tuesday gubernatorial debate. A last-minute forum proposed by Tom Steyer at KNBC-TV fell apart because the excluded candidates of color couldn’t attend due to other commitments. A proposed gubernatorial forum hastily cobbled together in the... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Nicole Nixon
- 3/19/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 17.5% - Biased Writer Voice 15.2% - Availability Heuristic 12.2%
SACRAMENTO — A new poll shows California voters are sharply divided over two brewing statewide ballot measures stirring up the nation’s partisan and economic divides: a one-time tax on billionaires to pay for mostly healthcare and a voter ID mandate that includes citizenship verification. The survey conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Nicole Nixon
- 3/17/2026, 10:00 AM
Two Democratic gubernatorial candidates call for suspending California’s fuel tax or easing regulations as gas prices hit $5.52 per gallon statewide. Iran war disruptions, combined with California’s reliance on imported oil and strict fuel standards, have made the state uniquely vulnerable to price spikes. Democratic lawmakers reject the... more