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Americans vote in US midterm elections that will decide control of Congress
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Covered by 3 outlets across the spectrum.
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Voters went to the polls on Tuesday in the US midterm elections, which the BBC, The Guardian and The Epoch Times report will decide control of Congress. The Epoch Times reports that Republicans hold a 218–214 House majority and a 53–47 Senate majority, with polls favoring Democrats in the House and the Senate uncertain. The Guardian reports that voters cited the war in Iran, the rule of law and affordability, and the BBC spoke with voters in Iowa, Georgia and Ohio. The articles do not report results.
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What happened
Key points
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Americans voted in the midterm elections to decide control of the House and Senate.
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- Left
- The Guardian
- Center
- BBC News
- Far Right
- The Epoch Times
Voters interviewed in Iowa, Georgia and Ohio described why they came to the polls.
One outletBBC News· Center
Republicans hold a 218–214 House majority and a 53–47 Senate majority.
One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right
Polls were reported to favor Democrats in the House, with the Senate harder to predict.
One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right
Voters cited the war in Iran, affordability and the rule of law as reasons for voting.
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- The Guardian
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Signs of high turnout were reported in the midterm elections.
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How each side tells it
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Every side reports that Americans voted in the midterms to decide control of Congress. The Guardian leads with frustration with Trump and affordability, the Epoch Times with the economy, foreign conflicts and the administration, and the BBC with a survey of voters in three states.
the left
1 outlet
The Guardian headline centers voter frustration with Trump and affordability concerns, using voters’ own reasons to explain why they cast ballots.
US voters share why they cast their ballots – from frustration with Trump to affordability concerns
The GuardianLeftAll left-leaning headlines the center
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The BBC headline presents the day as a survey, asking voters across the US what brought them to the polls, without stating a frame of its own.
BBC asks voters across US what brought them to the polls today
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The Epoch Times headline leads with the civic slogan ‘Your Vote Matters’ and voters’ explanations; its description ties the vote to the economy, foreign conflicts and the Trump administration.
‘Your Vote Matters’: Americans Explain What Brought Them to the Polls
The Epoch TimesFar RightAll right-leaning headlines
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fierce and drawn-out struggleexperts saw this as an uphill battle
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Sensational language
fierce and drawn-out struggleMore neutral: a drawn-out contest between Republicans and Democrats
The adjectives add drama beyond the reported facts of a contested midterm season.
After a fierce and drawn-out struggle between Republicans and Democrats during this midterm season, Americans…
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Vague attribution
experts saw this as an uphill battleMore neutral: analysts said Republicans faced a difficult path to keeping control of the House
The assessment is attributed to unnamed experts without saying who made it or on what evidence.
…even with Republican President Donald Trump in the White House, experts saw this as an uphill battle for the right to retain control of either chamber of Congress.
Used byThe Epoch Times (Far Right)
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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.
From the left
1 outletLeads with
- voter frustration with Trump
- affordability concerns
- disregard for the rule of law
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- The GuardianLeft
US voters share why they cast their ballots – from frustration with Trump to affordability concerns
‘It’s the disregard for the rule of law. It just seems like they’re thumbing their nose at it’ In the battleground state of Maine , Todd Cox, 63, has supported the state’s incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins not once, but twice, in previous elections. Not this time. …
From the center
1 outletLeads with
- voters in Iowa, Georgia and Ohio
- millions deciding control of Congress
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- BBC NewsCenter
BBC asks voters across US what brought them to the polls today
Voters in Iowa, Georgia and Ohio spoke to BBC reporters as millions of Americans decide who will control Congress.
From the right
1 outletLeads with
- economic pressures
- foreign conflicts
- views of the Trump administration
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- The Epoch TimesFar Right
‘Your Vote Matters’: Americans Explain What Brought Them to the Polls
As control of Congress hangs in the balance, voters weigh economic pressures, foreign conflicts, and their views of the Trump administration.
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Who reported it when
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Left
First to report
The Guardian, Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST
Center
1 hr 57 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 7:26 PM EST
Right
59 min later
Its first report, Nov 3, 6:29 PM EST
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- The GuardianLeftNov 3, 5:30 PM EST
- The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 3, 6:29 PM EST
- BBC NewsCenterNov 3, 7:26 PM EST
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