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Dana Bash

News · Chief political correspondent; anchor of Inside Politics and State of the Union · @DanaBashCNN on X

Longtime CNN political correspondent and anchor who co-moderated the June 2024 Biden-Trump debate. She has spent her career at CNN.

Slant Score · ranked #87 of 175 from most left to most right
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

The receipts (2)

Broke with own side · served the right · +1.8 R · Aug 4, 2024

Pressed Sen. Butler on Harris 'flip-flopping'

On State of the Union Bash asked Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) what voters should think when Harris had 'reversed herself on several issues,' adding, 'So, no concern about flip-flopping?'

Source: Mediaite →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.6 L · Aug 29, 2022

Said Biden's 'semi-fascism' remark targeted Trump supporters

On CNN's New Day, Bash said 'the way it read was that Biden was specifically talking about Trump supporters,' not all Republicans.

Source: Fox News →
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