Author: Seema Mehta
Seema Mehta
has 15.4% among authors.
BS Score: 1.7%.
Articles analyzed: 14.
Words analyzed: 58,824.
Analyzed articles
Los Angeles Times
- By Seema Mehta
- 5/1/2026, 10:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 7.4% - Framing Effect 6.7% - Appeal to Authority 6.3%
Intriguing updates emerged on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra’s campaign website on Tuesday. Highlighted in bright red text, and boxed by a red outline, was a game plan for attacking one of Becerra’s top rivals in the California governor’s race, billionaire hedge fund founder turned environmental activist Tom Steyer.... more
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 Dakota Smith, Melody Gutierrez, Seema Mehta
- 4/13/2026, 12:50 AM
Negativity Bias 31.6% - Appeal to Authority 30.6% - Availability Heuristic 17.3%
SACRAMENTO — Embattled Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday but continued to deny he sexually assaulted anyone. His campaign to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom has all but collapsed as key Democratic supporters, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Adam Schiff, abandon him. “To my family, staff, friends,... 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
- 4/10/2026, 10:00 AM
Negativity Bias 23.4% - Appeal to Emotion 17.9% - Ad Hominem 15.3%
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — As Republicans vie for their best shot to win the California governor’s office in two decades, the fight between the most prominent candidates to win over the party of President Trump has switched from subdued to vicious. Conservative commentator Steve Hilton, at their first one-on-one debate in Rancho Mirage... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Seema Mehta
- 4/6/2026, 7:31 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 34.3% - Appeal to Emotion 20.9% - Optimism Bias 16.7%
President Trump endorsed conservative commentator Steve Hilton for California governor late Sunday night. The endorsement could have a major impact on a race that remains up for grabs, with recent opinion polls showing Hilton and his top Republican rival, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, as top contenders in the 2026 contest. “He is... more
Los Angeles Times
- By Brittny Mejia, Seema Mehta
- 3/29/2026, 8:05 PM
Negativity Bias 28.7% - Confirmation Bias 19.8% - Appeal to Authority 17.3%
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for governor of California, has accused President Trump of trying to sway the election following reports that FBI Director Kash Patel may release documents from a decade-old investigation into the congressman’s ties to a suspected Chinese spy. Patel directed agents in the bureau’s San... more