http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/5255/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-embraces-ideological-rating-system-conservatives-anyway <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> First Sen. Brownback, now Rep. Duncan Hunter - GOP presidential candidates who announce their candidacies are greeted in the Times with ideological ratings from the American Conservative Union. But what about the liberal Democrats? </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>In Friday's "<a href=" <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/politics/26hunter.html" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/politics/26hunter.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/politics/26hunter.html</a> " target="_self">2ndRepublican <a href=" <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/politics/26hunter.html" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/politics/26hunter.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/26/us/politics/26hunter.html</a> ">Enters Race For Presidency," on California Rep. Duncan Hunter's announcement he would seek the Republican nomination for president, reporter Sarah Abruzzese cites Hunter's lifetime rating of 92 from the American Conservative Union, sometimes the Times rarely if ever does with Democratic candidates. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/times-embraces-ideological-rating-system-conservatives-anyway" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch ACURatings Campaign200 JeffZeleny LabelingBias NewYorkTimes NYTimes RachelSwarns Rep.DuncanHunter SarahAbruzzese Sen.SamBrownback TimesWatch TimesWatch.org Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:32:00 +0000 admin 5401 at http://archive2.mrc.org