Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

Input: Consider Input: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ed Gillespie ? Ed Gillespie   left  is the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia;  Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam  is the Democratic candidate. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate  Ed Gillespie  started to close a financial gap with Democratic rival Ralph Northam in October  new filings show.
 Gillespie  raised $9.7 million between Oct. 1 and Oct. 26  while  Northam  pulled in nearly $11 million  according to records compiled Tuesday by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP).
The late flood of campaign money is unprecedented in modern Virginia history  according to VPAP. Together  Gillespie and  Northam  raised almost twice what the gubernatorial contenders collected in the same period four years ago.
 Northam   the stateâs lieutenant governor  also significantly outspent  Gillespie  in October  $15 million to $10.7 million. Doing so meant losing the 2-to-1 cash advantage he had over  Gillespie  since the summer.
With 12 days before Election Day   Northam  had $1.7 million left in campaign accounts to  Gillespie âs $1.4 million. Libertarian candidate Cliff Hyra raised $11 000 in the October period  ending with about $5 000 on hand.
Republican Ed Gillespie and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam are running in this year's closely watched race for Virginia governor. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)
The Republican Governors Association on Monday gave $2.8 million to  Gillespie âs campaign â the largest single donation to a gubernatorial candidate in recent memory  according to VPAP.
The tightening of the money race comes as most polls show Northam with a slight lead or in a dead heat with  Gillespie   a longtime GOP operative. Virginiaâs governorâs race is widely viewed as a test of politics in the era of President Trump and a hint of whatâs to come in next yearâs midterm elections.
 Gillespie  has been airing hard-edge ads seeking to tie Northam to MS-13 gang violence and a sex offender who briefly got his rights restored. Northam countered with a commercial blasting  Gillespie âs ads as âfalse attacksâ and âdespicable â while the Latino Victory Fund released a controversial commercial featuring a  Gillespie  supporter in a pickup truck chasing a group of minority children.
 Gillespie âs earlier fundraising troubles raised questions about why a well-connected former head of the Republican National Committee â and a lobbyist and consultant for Fortune 500 companies â wasnât able to keep up.
In the October filing period  the Republican Governors Association poured $4.75 million into  Gillespie âs bid  nearly half his haul. He also received $250 000 from Marlene Ricketts  a conservative donor who bankrolled an effort to stop Trump from securing the GOP nomination. Investment banker and GOP donor Thomas Saunders and Haulover Creek Development Co. each pitched in $100 000.

Output: Positive


Input: Consider Input: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Alexei Navalny ? A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Tuesday said the US was meddling in Russia ' s coming presidential election by condemning the decision to bar  the opposition candidate Alexei Navalny  from running . " This State Department statement   which I ' m sure will be repeated   is a direct interference in our electoral process and internal affairs  " the spokeswoman wrote . Russia ' s Election Commission barred  Navalny  from running last week   citing a previous embezzlement conviction . The European Court of Human Rights has called that conviction " arbitrary " and " unreasonable ." The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tuesday accused the US of " direct interference in our electoral process and internal affairs " following the State Department ' s criticism of Russia ' s decision to bar the opposition leader Alexey Navalny from running in the coming presidential election against Vladimir Putin . " This State Department statement   which I ' m sure will be repeated   is a direct interference in our electoral process and internal affairs  " Zakharova wrote Tuesday on Facebook . In a statement shared with Business Insider on Tuesday night   a State Department representative expressed concern over the Russian government ' s " ongoing crackdown against independent voices   from journalists to civil society activists and opposition politicians ." " These actions indicate the Russian government has failed to protect space in Russia for the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms  " the statement said . " More broadly   we urge the government of Russia to hold genuine elections that are transparent   fair   and free and that guarantee the free expression of the will of the people   consistent with its international human rights obligations ." " And these people expressed outrage over alleged Russian ' interference ' in their electoral process for an entire year ?!" " The funniest thing is that these are the same people who just tagged RT and Sputnik as foreign agents   who are harassing Russian media around the world and who are investing huge amounts of money into ' countering Russian propaganda  ' which is how they label anyone who they disagree with  " she wrote . A declassified US intelligence assessment of the 2016 election determined that Russian government actors   ordered by Putin   used " cyber tools and media campaigns to influence US public opinion " and " undermine public faith in the US democratic process ." Russian government - linked actors   it said   " began openly supporting President - elect Trump ' s candidacy in media aimed at English - speaking audiences " in March 2016 . Those media outlets included Sputnik and RT   which the report characterized as " the Kremlin ’ s principal international propaganda outlet ." Sputnik and RT ' s US affiliate registered as foreign agents with the Justice Department in November . Navalny to announce ' a voters ' strike ' Navalny   a lawyer and activist   replaced Boris Nemtsov as leader of Russia ' s democratic opposition following Nemtsov ' s 2015 assassination in the shadow of the Kremlin . One day after  Navalny  registered as a candidate for Russia ' s next presidential election   which will be held in March   Russia ' s Central Election Commission barred him from running   citing a previous embezzlement conviction   according to the state - run media outlet RIA - Novosti .  Navalny  has known since February — when  he  was handed a suspended five - year jail term for embezzlement in a case that  his  supporters have characterized as politically motivated — that  he  would not be allowed on the ballot . The European Court of Human Rights determined in October that the conviction was " arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable ." Ella Pamfilova   the head of the CEC   told Russia ' s TV Rain in June that Navalny " understands himself that he has no chance of being registered for the election due to his previous conviction ." She accused him later of " fundraising illegally and brainwashing young people ." Putin   who has refused to utter Navalny ' s name   said during his marathon end - of - year press conference earlier this month that the opposition was hoping for a " coup " but would not succeed . " Do you want us to have coup attempts here ?" " We ' ve already been through all that . You want to go back to that ? I am sure that the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens do not want this and will not stand for it ." Navalny ' s lawyer told CNN on Monday that he would appeal the decision . But  Navalny  has said he and his movement will organize a boycott of the vote if he is not allowed to run . " We are announcing a voters ' strike  "  Navalny  said in a video posted to his blog this week . " The procedure in which we are invited to participate is not an election . It involves only Putin and those candidates whom he personally chose   who do not pose a slightest threat to him ."

Output: Negative


Input: Consider Input: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Laurent Maury ? PARIS (Reuters) - French defense electronics group Thales (TCFP.PA) enjoyed a jump in sales at its cybersecurity business in 2017 and expects further strong growth in the coming years  said  executive Laurent Maury .
 Maury  said the business generated about 900 million euros ($1.10 billion) in sales over 2017  up from 700 million euros a year earlier.  He  added it is expected to grow by about 10 percent annually in the coming years.
âWeâre only at the dawn of a world in which this kind of risk emerges  constantly evolving with increased virulence â  Maury  told reporters on Monday.
âEvery additional interconnection represents a potential vulnerability â  he  added.
In 2016  it bought data protection services provider Vormetric for 375 million euros ($460 million) - a deal which  Maury  said had enabled Thales to win a data security contract with BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA)  Franceâs biggest bank.


Output: Neutral