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Boebert campaign investigates vote count in close Colorado House race

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s campaign says it is investigating “very unusual voting patterns” in the race for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District against Democrat Eileen Laubacher. According to the Associated Press count cited by The Daily Beast, Laubacher led Boebert by less than one percentage point with more than 97 percent of the vote counted. Campaign attorney Scott Gessler said in a statement that the race is expected to head to a recount, one way or another, and that returns have trended toward Boebert since election night. The New Republic reports that Laubacher’s lead grew slightly and sits well above the automatic recount threshold.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Boebert’s campaign says it is investigating unusual voting patterns in the race.

    Reported byFar Left3Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, The Daily Beast, Raw Story
    Far Right
    The Western Journal

  2. Laubacher led Boebert by less than one percentage point with more than 97 percent counted, according to the Associated Press count.

    Reported byFar Left2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, The Daily Beast
    Far Right
    The Western Journal

  3. Campaign attorney Scott Gessler said the race is expected to head to a recount, one way or another.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, Raw Story

  4. Gessler said ballot returns have trended toward Boebert since election night.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The New Republic, Raw Story

  5. The New Republic reports Laubacher’s margin is more than three times the automatic recount threshold.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

  6. Colorado GOP chair Craig Steiner urged Republican voters to cure affidavit ballots.

    One outletThe New Republic· Far Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Questions the coverage answers differently, and who says what.

  • Have ballot returns trended toward Boebert since election night?

    Campaign attorney Scott Gessler says returns have trended in Boebert’s favor, consistently lowering the margin under one point. The New Republic reports that Laubacher’s lead grew slightly.

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Boebert's campaign says it is investigating unusual voting patterns as Laubacher leads. The difference is emphasis: left headlines say Boebert cries fraud or foul, while the Western Journal presents it as an investigation in a tight race.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    All three left outlets are Far Left and frame the statement as Boebert crying foul or fraud while trailing, with “cries” in each headline.

    Lauren Boebert Loaded verb“Cries Election Fraud”“Cries” casts the campaign’s statement as a complaint, and “Election Fraud” asserts fraud, while the campaign only said it is investigating voting patterns.More neutral: Lauren Boebert’s campaign says it is investigating vote patternsDisagree with this highlight? as She Trails Behind Democrat
    The New RepublicFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Only one right-side newsroom is present, Western Journal, a Far Right outlet; its headline presents the campaign’s investigation of voting patterns in a tight race without fraud language.

    Lauren Boebert's Campaign Investigating 'Very Unusual Voting Patterns' as She Trails in Tight Race
    The Western JournalFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left6

    hinting that something is offcriesteeters on the edge of losingCries Foul

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    hinting that something is offMore neutral: says it is investigating voting patterns

    Suggests an unstated irregularity, while the statement is reported not to say what the patterns were.

    Lauren Boebert's (R-CO) campaign is hinting that something is off with the count in the deep-red district she picked to keep her seat safe.

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    criesMore neutral: says

    Frames a campaign statement as an emotional complaint rather than a stated investigation.

    Lauren Boebert cries ‘very unusual voting patterns’ while trailing in deep-red district

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    teeters on the edge of losingMore neutral: is trailing by 0.9 percentage points

    Dramatizes the vote count, which is reported as a 0.9-point gap with most votes counted.

    …is investigating “unusual voting patterns” as the Colorado congresswoman teeters on the edge of losing her re-election bid.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Cries FoulMore neutral: Says It Is Investigating

    Presents the campaign’s complaint as an emotional outcry rather than a stated investigation.

    Lauren Boebert Cries Foul as MAGA Disaster Hits Home

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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  • Sensational language

    MAGA DisasterMore neutral: Faces Tight Race

    Labels the campaign’s situation a disaster in the outlet’s own voice, which adds judgement beyond the reported vote count.

    Lauren Boebert Cries Foul as MAGA Disaster Hits Home

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Cries Election FraudMore neutral: Lauren Boebert’s campaign says it is investigating vote patterns

    “Cries” casts the campaign’s statement as a complaint, and “Election Fraud” asserts fraud, while the campaign only said it is investigating voting patterns.

    Lauren Boebert Cries Election Fraud as She Trails Behind Democrat

    Used byThe New Republic (Far Left)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • campaign’s fraud-like claims
  • Boebert’s trailing position
  • expected recount and ballot trends
See the 3 headlines from the leftHide the headlines
  • The New RepublicFar Left

    Lauren Boebert Loaded verb“Cries Election Fraud”“Cries” casts the campaign’s statement as a complaint, and “Election Fraud” asserts fraud, while the campaign only said it is investigating voting patterns.More neutral: Lauren Boebert’s campaign says it is investigating vote patternsDisagree with this highlight? as She Trails Behind Democrat

    Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert’s campaign said that it was “investigating some very unusual voting patterns,” as the MAGA congresswoman was on the brink of losing her reelection bid. …

    Read at The New Republic (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Lauren Boebert Loaded verb“Cries Foul”Presents the campaign’s complaint as an emotional outcry rather than a stated investigation.More neutral: Says It Is InvestigatingDisagree with this highlight? as Sensational language“MAGA Disaster”Labels the campaign’s situation a disaster in the outlet’s own voice, which adds judgement beyond the reported vote count.More neutral: Faces Tight RaceDisagree with this highlight? Hits Home

    Lauren Boebert’s campaign says it is investigating “unusual voting patterns” as the Colorado congresswoman Sensational language“teeters on the edge of losing”Dramatizes the vote count, which is reported as a 0.9-point gap with most votes counted.More neutral: is trailing by 0.9 percentage pointsDisagree with this highlight? her re-election bid. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Lauren Boebert Loaded verb“cries”Frames a campaign statement as an emotional complaint rather than a stated investigation.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? ‘very unusual voting patterns’ while trailing in deep-red district

    Rep. Lauren Boebert's (R-CO) campaign is Loaded verb“hinting that something is off”Suggests an unstated irregularity, while the statement is reported not to say what the patterns were.More neutral: says it is investigating voting patternsDisagree with this highlight? with the count in the deep-red district she picked to keep her seat safe. …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the campaign’s investigation
  • a tight race
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  • The Western JournalFar Right

    Lauren Boebert's Campaign Investigating 'Very Unusual Voting Patterns' as She Trails in Tight Race

    The campaign of Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, has found something of concern in the voting. Boebert trails Democrat Eileen Laubacher as she fights to hold her seat

    Read at The Western Journal (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    Raw Story, Nov 5, 10:20 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    11 hr 28 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 9:48 AM EST

See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
  1. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 5, 10:20 PM EST
  2. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 6, 5:05 AM EST
  3. The Western JournalFar RightNov 6, 9:48 AM EST
  4. The New RepublicFar LeftNov 6, 10:05 AM EST

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