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Normalized Combined Partisanship Index

Author/
Affiliation
Cols Norm
Comb
PI
Most Frequent Partisan References
1 Ann Coulter
Universal Press Syndicate
53 82 15D+: Kerry(3), Cleland(3), Democratic(2)
1058D-: Kerry(230), Democrats(194), Clinton(63)
467R+: Bush(140), Reagan(59), Republicans(36)
60R-: Mineta(9), Specter(9), Arlen Specter(7)
2 Paul Krugman
New York Times
85 77 201D+: Kerry(60), John Kerry(26), Democratic(17)
18D-: Kerry(6), Lieberman(4), Democratic Party
27R+: Bush(4), Reagan(3), Gregory Mankiw(2)
809R-: Bush(267), administration(164), Bush administration(59)
3 Robert Scheer
Creators Syndicate
51 71 88D+: Kerry(42), John Kerry(6), Democrats(4)
34D-: Kerry(8), Democrats(5), John Kerry(3)
42R+: Dean(6), Paul O'Neill(3), Reagan(3)
566R-: Bush(151), administration(53), the president(48)
4 Molly Ivins
Creators Syndicate
83 67 170D+: Kerry(45), Clinton(21), John Kerry(13)
47D-: Democrats(10), John Kerry(5), Dean(4)
50R+: Republicans(8), Paul O'Neill(4), Republican(3)
805R-: Bush(216), administration(71), Republican(40)
5 Joe Conason
New York Observer
47 66 158D+: Kerry(55), Democrat(14), Democratic(12)
16D-: Kerry(4), Democratic(4), Democrats(3)
93R+: Republican(15), O'Neill(9), Reagan(8)
651R-: Bush(111), the President(93), White House(49)
6 Linda Chavez
Creators Syndicate
48 65 19D+: Kerry(6), John Kerry(2), Clinton Administration
302D-: Kerry(84), Democrats(41), John Kerry(32)
206R+: Bush(38), the president(27), President Bush(20)
31R-: O'Neill(11), White House(3), Bush(2)
7 Charles Krauthammer
Washington Post
48 64 27D+: Kerry(8), Clinton(4), John Kerry(2)
276D-: Kerry(87), Democrats(39), Dean(22)
213R+: Bush(58), Reagan(22), President Bush(15)
28R-: Bush(6), Bush administration(3), McCain(3)
8 Harold Meyerson
Washington Post
51 62 367D+: Kerry(112), Democrats(47), Democratic(39)
81D-: Democrats(18), Kerry(12), Democratic(11)
43R+: Republican(7), Republicans(6), Bush(5)
608R-: Bush(161), Republicans(42), George W. Bush(35)
9 Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
46 55 26D+: Kerry(11), Miller(4), Zell Miller(2)
272D-: Kerry(110), Democrats(37), John Kerry(15)
167R+: Bush(30), President Bush(17), Reagan(13)
22R-: Bush(5), the president(4), Republicans
10 Cal Thomas
Tribune Media Services
97 46 57D+: Clinton(6), Kerry(5), John Kerry(4)
482D-: Kerry(166), Democrats(60), John Kerry(26)
394R+: Bush(76), President Bush(62), the president(57)
90R-: O'Neill(9), President Bush(7), Schwarzenegger(6)
11 Tony Blankley
Creators Syndicate
51 45 45D+: Kerry(5), Clinton(4), Bill Clinton(4)
293D-: Kerry(111), John Kerry(40), Democratic Party(25)
230R+: Bush(52), President Bush(40), the president(26)
58R-: President Bush(10), Nixon(8), the president(6)
12 Thomas Oliphant
Boston Globe
107 45 772D+: Kerry(330), Edwards(114), John Kerry(61)
203D-: Dean(46), Kerry(32), Clark(20)
140R+: Bush(30), Reagan(14), McCain(14)
713R-: Bush(289), President Bush(59), Cheney(44)
13 Maureen Dowd
New York Times
90 44 177D+: Kerry(43), John Kerry(27), Bill Clinton(12)
211D-: Kerry(65), Democrats(20), John Kerry(19)
130R+: Bush(14), McCain(12), Reagan(10)
1156R-: Bush(216), Cheney(78), Rummy(72)
14 Brendan Miniter
WSJ OpinionJournal
53 44 84D+: Kerry(13), Bill Clinton(11), Democrat(8)
278D-: Kerry(92), Democrats(37), John Kerry(20)
331R+: Bush(89), President Bush(35), Hunter(31)
60R-: Republicans(15), Reagan(6), Bush(6)
15 E. J. Dionne Jr.
Washington Post
103 41 844D+: Kerry(229), Democrats(76), Democratic(54)
160D-: Democrats(33), Kerry(31), Dean(30)
366R+: Republican(50), Bush(46), McCain(29)
979R-: Bush(383), administration(96), Republicans(85)
16 OJ On the Editorial Page
WSJ OpinionJournal
367 40 335D+: Kerry(45), Democrats(37), John Kerry(28)
1638D-: Kerry(429), Democrats(187), John Kerry(112)
1418R+: Bush(316), President Bush(162), Reagan(76)
470R-: Bush(58), Republicans(42), GOP(36)
17 NYT Lead Editorial
New York Times
366 40 295D+: Kerry(99), Democrats(30), John Kerry(27)
161D-: Kerry(51), John Kerry(16), Democrats(14)
337R+: Bush(46), President Bush(23), Republican(23)
1727R-: Bush(356), administration(240), Bush administration(160)
18 Richard Cohen
Washington Post
94 38 197D+: Kerry(49), John Kerry(15), Edwards(13)
119D-: Kerry(33), John Kerry(14), Edwards(10)
102R+: Bush(33), Reagan(14), Powell(7)
639R-: Bush(200), the president(51), Bush administration(35)
19 Daniel Henninger
WSJ OpinionJournal
50 37 49D+: John Kerry(7), Kerry(6), Truman(4)
271D-: Kerry(64), John Kerry(57), Democrats(48)
189R+: Bush(54), George Bush(24), Ronald Reagan(14)
42R-: O'Neill(12), Bush(7), Bush administration(4)
20 Peggy Noonan
WSJ OpinionJournal
42 32 101D+: Kerry(14), JFK(10), Democrats(9)
255D-: Kerry(67), Dean(23), Clinton(22)
397R+: Bush(76), Reagan(44), Ronald Reagan(35)
49R-: Bush(16), President Bush(4), Republicans(3)
21 Thomas Sowell
Creators Syndicate
134 32 35D+: Democratic(4), Kerry(4), Ed Koch(3)
380D-: Kerry(152), John Kerry(58), Democrats(33)
148R+: President Bush(35), Ronald Reagan(18), Bush(15)
44R-: Specter(16), Republicans(8), Arlen Specter(7)
22 William Safire
New York Times
97 30 85D+: Kerry(19), Edwards(7), John Kerry(5)
289D-: Kerry(102), Dean(26), Edwards(18)
328R+: Bush(112), President Bush(20), the president(13)
73R-: Bush(17), White House(8), President Bush(6)
23 Michael Kinsley
Washington Post
29 30 79D+: Kerry(21), Teresa Kerry(12), Democrats(11)
49D-: Democrats(13), Kerry(8), Democratic(7)
35R+: Bush(10), Republicans(3), Republican(3)
197R-: Bush(63), Republican(17), Republicans(14)
24 Bill O'Reilly
BillOReilly.com
47 28 27D+: Kerry(14), John Kerry(10), Hillary
127D-: Kerry(36), John Kerry(19), Howard Dean(11)
121R+: Bush(40), President Bush(14), Ronald Reagan(12)
51R-: Bush(10), President Bush(9), the President(4)
25 Jeff Jacoby
Boston Globe
100 23 116D+: Koch(17), Kerry(9), Democrat(6)
343D-: Kerry(174), Democrats(30), John Kerry(22)
324R+: Bush(104), Republican(22), Reagan(18)
82R-: Bush(25), Republican(8), George W. Bush(7)
26 George F. Will
Washington Post
99 19 146D+: Kerry(15), Romer(12), Democratic(10)
369D-: Kerry(97), Democrats(51), Democratic(35)
320R+: Bush(79), Republican(30), Republicans(15)
164R-: Bush(31), McCain(20), Republicans(15)
27 Clarence Page
Chicago Tribune
94 18 234D+: Kerry(57), Democratic(19), Obama(18)
116D-: Kerry(17), Dean(16), Democratic(10)
205R+: Bush(54), Powell(15), Republican(12)
352R-: Bush(87), Rumsfeld(26), Bush administration(24)
28 David Brooks
New York Times
95 18 157D+: Kerry(20), Democrats(18), Edwards(10)
290D-: Kerry(111), Democrats(37), John Kerry(36)
353R+: Bush(78), Reagan(22), Republicans(21)
116R-: Bush(25), administration(20), Republicans(11)
29 William Raspberry
Washington Post
50 12 25D+: Obama(5), Democrats(3), Democratic(3)
15D-: Kerry(7), Democrats(3), Williams(2)
23R+: Paige(7), Bush(5), president(3)
82R-: administration(18), the president(14), Bush(8)
30 WP Lead Editorial
Washington Post
362 12 329D+: Kerry(108), Democratic(31), Democrats(23)
284D-: Kerry(104), Democratic(32), Democrats(20)
416R+: Bush(83), President Bush(42), administration(24)
1086R-: Bush(269), administration(185), Bush administration(98)
31 David S. Broder
Washington Post
101 6 460D+: Kerry(69), Edwards(44), Democrats(40)
238D-: Kerry(72), Democrats(31), Dean(23)
433R+: Bush(81), Republican(38), Republicans(23)
352R-: Bush(126), the president(23), Republicans(22)
32 Sebastian Mallaby
Washington Post
37 4 52D+: Kerry(17), Clinton(7), Biden(3)
65D-: Kerry(32), John Kerry(8), Democratic(5)
79R+: Bush(36), Zoellick(13), Bush administration(6)
151R-: Bush(70), Bond(17), administration(9)
33 Robert J. Samuelson
Washington Post
52 4 14D+: Democrats(3), Kerry(3), Franklin Roosevelt(2)
79D-: Kerry(40), Democrats(15), John Kerry(10)
51R+: Bush(18), Reagan(11), Eisenhower(3)
100R-: Bush(48), Republicans(10), President Bush(7)