Blindspot Report
Presidential Debate Edition
As the dust settles on the first presidential debate, many news outlets news were quick to declare their preferred candidate as the winner. We aren’t here to tell you that. This special edition Blindspot Report brings you the full coverage of the debate as seen (or missed) through the eyes of the Left and the Right.
The Trump and Biden Records
Blindspot for the Left: Biden pushes back against ties to Bernie Sanders during first debate: 'I am the Democratic party' Biden noted that he won the Democratic nomination partly by arguing against single-payer health care that many of his rivals sought. Coverage Distribution: 11% Left 1111Right 78%
Blindspot for the Left: Biden says 'the Green New Deal is not my plan' after Trump badgering at debate Joe Biden declared, "The Green New Deal is not my plan" after badgering by President Trump during Tuesday night's presidential debate. Coverage Distribution: 0% Left Right 100%
Supreme Court Vacancy
Blindspot for the Left: Biden Refuses to Say Whether He Backs Packing Court, Ending Filibuster Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) late Monday refused to shoot down the idea of expanding the Supreme Court. Coverage Distribution: 12% Left 126Right 82%
COVID-19
Blindspot for the Right: Biden mocks Trump over disinfectant remark; Trump says he was being sarcastic Joe Biden mocked President Trump's suggestion earlier this year that people might inject disinfectants to prevent COVID-19 in one of the testier moments of a nasty debate on Tuesday, to which Trump protested he was being sarcastic. Coverage Distribution: 9% Right Left 82% 99
Blindspot for the Right: Twitter criticizes Trump after he says indoor rallies had no 'negative' effects: 'Ask Herman Cain' Twitter users piled on to President Trump during Tuesday evening's debate after he claimed that campaign rallies he held at indoor venues had no "negative" effects associated with the contraction of COVID-19. Coverage Distribution: 0% Right Left 50% Center 50%
The Economy
Blindspot for the Right: The K-shaped economic recovery, explained President Trump and Joe Biden during the first presidential debate on September 29, 2020. | AFP/Getty ImagesJoe Biden and Donald Trump offer up two visions of economic recovery.When you think about what’s going on in the economy, you’ve also got to think about who. And right now, things are not going evenly for everyone. Coverage Distribution: 0% Right Left 50% 50%
Race and violence in American cities
Blindspot for the Right: Trump refuses to denounce white supremacy, says 'stand back and stand by' on Proud Boys movement President Trump refused to denounce white supremacy during an intense debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Tuesday night. Coverage Distribution: 17% Right Left 58% 25% 17%
Integrity of the Election
Blindspot for the Right: Trump urges supporters to watch ballots after Wallace asks if he'll urge calm President Trump on Tuesday night cited concerns over the use of mail-in ballots in dodging a question on whether he would wait to declare victory until a full vote count was completed. Coverage Distribution: 20% Right Left 50% 30%20%
Trump and Biden quips
Blindspot for the Left: Trump to Biden: 'There's nothing smart about you' President Trump delivered a cutting personal attack on Joe Biden's intellect on Tuesday, saying that "there's nothing smart" about the former vice president."You graduated either the lowest or almost the lowest in... Coverage Distribution: 35% Left Left 35% 25%Right 40%
Blindspot for the Left: Trump Is Russian President "Putin's Puppy": Joe Biden Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of failing to confront Russia, accusing the US leader of being the "puppy" of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Coverage Distribution: 33% Left Left 33% Center 23% Right 44%
Blindspot for the Right: ‘Would you shut up, man?’: Trump, Biden interrupt each other during chaotic debate President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden began the first presidential debate with heated exchanges over health care, the coronavirus and the future of the Supreme Court. Coverage Distribution: 27% Right Left 49% 24%Right 27%
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Methodology
Ground News processes over 30,000 news articles each day. Articles from different news outlets covering the same news event are merged into a single story so subscribers can get all the perspectives in one view. Each article is labeled one of seven bias ratings (Far Left, Left, Leans Left, Center, Leans Right, Right, Far Right) based on the average bias rating of the publishing news outlet. All news outlet bias ratings are originally sourced from three non-profit news monitoring agencies (AllSides, Media Bias Fact Check, Ad Fontes Media).
The Blindspot Report is generated by evaluating the mean and standard deviation of the aggregate bias ratings of the week's top 100 (most covered and most read) stories. News stories with the greatest mean score (many more Right outlets than Left or vice versa) or the highest standard deviation of bias ratings (more coverage on fringes than Center) are selected for the Report.
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