Democrats Struggle on Spending Plan
We ran the numbers: There are 1151 news articles covering this topic. 11% (128) are left leaning, 65% (745) are center, and 24% (278) are right leaning.
According to a CNN poll released Wednesday, three in 4 Democrats support a larger social spending bill over a scaled-back package. While left-leaning articles highlight that Halloween is the new deadline for Congress to pass Biden’s agenda, right-leaning articles highlight that Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert suggested Speaker Nancy Pelosi hire timeshare salesmen to sell the president’s spending plan on Tuesday’s “Fox News Primetime.”
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Halloween is the new deadline for Congress to pass Biden’s agenda. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer say they’re aiming to pass the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill and a larger package by October 31.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that 75% of Democratic respondents said they want Congress to pass a bill that enacts all the proposed social safety net and climate change policies. 20% favored passing a bill that enacts fewer of the policies but costs less money.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert suggested Speaker Nancy Pelosi hire timeshare salesmen to sell the president’s spending plan on Tuesday’s “Fox News Primetime.” Boebert argued that “the American people aren’t buying” Biden’s “$5.5 trillion dollars fast-track to socialism.”
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3 in 4 Democrats support larger social spending bill over scaled-back package: poll
The Hill