Topic: Races
Races
has 83.2% among topics.
BS Score: 7.7%.
Articles analyzed: 6.
Words analyzed: 1,732.
Analyzed articles
The Washington Post
- By Erin Cox
- 7/1/2026, 9:04 AM
Framing Effect 100% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 100% - Unattributed Quote 100%
Democrats in Colorado rode a backlash against Washington to victory Tuesday night, as a surge of primary voters picked candidates without ties to Congress. Colorado’s Democratic primary had been closely watched to see whether the wave of democratic socialist victories in New York last week would travel west — out of coastal, urban... more
The Washington Post
- By Praveena Somasundaram
- 6/17/2026, 9:00 AM
Biased Writer Voice 63.2% - Pessimism Bias 32.4% - Recency Bias 32.4%
President Donald Trump had mixed results in Georgia’s primaries, with his preferred gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones losing to billionaire Rick Jackson. Meanwhile, his support helped Rep. Mike Collins secure the Republican nomination for a key Senate seat. Trump’s influence remains strong in some states, but recent losses in Georgia... more
The Washington Post
- By Natalie Allison
- 6/9/2026, 9:00 AM
Framing Effect 37.3% - Representativeness Heuristic 32.4% - Optimism Bias 32.4%
South Carolina voters will choose<b> </b>their parties’ nominees in high-profile statewide races on Tuesday, several of which will test the strength of President Donald Trump’s usually powerful endorsement. Palmetto State Republicans will select nominees for Senate, governor and open congressional seats, among other races,<b> </b>and the... more
The Washington Post
- By Paul Schwartzman
- 5/26/2026, 10:00 AM
Framing Effect 70.4% - Negativity Bias 70.4% - Biased Writer Voice 70.4%
President Donald Trump’s name may not be on the ballot, but he and his Republican allies are Topic A in the heated campaign to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s nonvoting congressional representative who is relinquishing her seat after more than three decades. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) has decided to retire at the end of... more
The Washington Post
- By Matthew Choi
- 5/26/2026, 9:00 AM
Framing Effect 69.6% - Negativity Bias 69.6% - Biased Writer Voice 69.6%
Four-term Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who once came close to becoming majority leader in the Senate, lost a primary challenge to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday, ending a bitter race driven by a MAGA insurgency that ballooned into the most expensive Senate primary in history. Supporters at an election-night event in Plano,... more
The Washington Post
- By Hannah Knowles, Dan Merica, Patrick Marley
- 5/20/2026, 9:00 AM
Framing Effect 77.9% - Biased Writer Voice 77.9% - Hasty Generalization 66.2%
President Donald Trump and his allies flexed their power Tuesday in primaries around the country, as Republican voters advanced their favored candidates and ousted one of Trump’s top Republican critics in Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky), left, and his primary opponent Ed Gallrein. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds and Jim... more
The Washington Post
- By Washington Post staff
- 5/19/2026, 6:07 PM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 83.6% - Framing Effect 76.4% - Negativity Bias 49.1%
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican who has repeatedly defied President Donald Trump, faces Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein in a major test of the president’s grip on the GOP base. Massie’s bid for reelection in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District has become the most expensive U.S. House primary on record. more