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Bruce Springsteen endorses Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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Bruce Springsteen has endorsed Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat, in a social media post on Monday, the day before Election Day. The Hill and NewsNation report that the singer called El-Sayed “a fighter for our American Constitution.” Breitbart reports that the post also described the White House leadership as corrupt and lawless, and that the endorsement came after Rep. Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, declined to back El-Sayed and endorsed Republican Mike Rogers. Breitbart also says Democrats are divided over El-Sayed’s candidacy.

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Bruce Springsteen endorsed Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, in a post on Monday.
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Center
The Hill, NewsNation
Far Right
Breitbart News
Springsteen called El-Sayed “a fighter for our American Constitution.”
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The Hill, NewsNation
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Breitbart News
The endorsement came on the eve of Election Day.
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The Hill
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According to one report, Rep. Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, did not endorse El-Sayed and backed Republican Mike Rogers instead.
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Outlets agree Bruce Springsteen endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in a Monday post, calling him a fighter for the Constitution. The center outlets present it as a celebrity endorsement on the eve of Election Day, while Breitbart frames it as a Democratic split and calls El-Sayed a Muslim Democrat.

the left
No coverage yet
No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the center
2 outlets
Center outlets lead with the celebrity endorsement, framing Springsteen’s praise of El-Sayed as a fighter for democracy on the eve of Election Day.
Springsteen backs El-Sayed: 'He's a fighter for our American Constitution'
The HillCenterAll center headlines
the right
1 outlet
Breitbart’s headline frames the endorsement as Democrats dumping El-Sayed for Republican Mike Rogers, and its text calls Springsteen leftist and El-Sayed a Muslim Democrat.
Bruce Springsteen Embraces El-Sayed as Democrats Loaded verb“Dump Support”“Dump” describes the withdrawal of support with a judgement of abandonment that a neutral verb would not carry.More neutral: withdraw support fromDisagree with this highlight? to Back Republican Mike Rogers
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Leftist rockerMuslim Democrat Senate candidateDump Support

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Leftist rockerMore neutral: Bruce Springsteen
Labelling the singer by political leaning in the outlet’s own voice pre-judges him; the event does not turn on his politics.
Leftist rocker Bruce Springsteen is making a last-minute pitch for voters in Michigan to vote for…
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Muslim Democrat Senate candidateMore neutral: Democratic Senate candidate
Naming the candidate’s religion in the outlet’s own voice has no bearing on the endorsement described.
…is making a last-minute pitch for voters in Michigan to vote for Muslim Democrat Senate candidate Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.
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Dump SupportMore neutral: withdraw support from
“Dump” describes the withdrawal of support with a judgement of abandonment that a neutral verb would not carry.
Bruce Springsteen Embraces El-Sayed as Democrats Dump Support to Back Republican Mike Rogers
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Springsteen’s endorsement
praise for El-Sayed as a fighter
timing before Election Day

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NewsNationCenter
Springsteen backs El-Sayed: ‘He’s a fighter for our American Constitution’
6 hr agoRead at NewsNation (opens in a new tab)
The HillCenter
Springsteen backs El-Sayed: 'He's a fighter for our American Constitution'
Abdul El-Sayed is getting a star-studded boost from Bruce Springsteen on the eve of Election Day, with the "Born in the U.S.A." singer describing Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee as a "fighter" for democracy. …
9 hr agoRead at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

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Democratic split over El-Sayed
Rep. Haley Stevens backing Mike Rogers
Springsteen’s political leaning
El-Sayed’s Muslim faith

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Breitbart NewsFar Right
Bruce Springsteen Embraces El-Sayed as Democrats Loaded verb“Dump Support”“Dump” describes the withdrawal of support with a judgement of abandonment that a neutral verb would not carry.More neutral: withdraw support fromDisagree with this highlight? to Back Republican Mike Rogers
Loaded modifier“Leftist rocker”Labelling the singer by political leaning in the outlet’s own voice pre-judges him; the event does not turn on his politics.More neutral: Bruce SpringsteenDisagree with this highlight? Bruce Springsteen is making a last-minute pitch for voters in Michigan to vote for Loaded modifier“Muslim Democrat Senate candidate”Naming the candidate’s religion in the outlet’s own voice has no bearing on the endorsement described.More neutral: Democratic Senate candidateDisagree with this highlight? Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed.
5 hr agoRead at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)

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The Hill, Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST
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4 hr later
Its first report, Nov 2, 2:32 PM EST

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The HillCenterNov 2, 10:30 AM EST
NewsNationCenterNov 2, 2:11 PM EST
Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 2, 2:32 PM EST

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Bruce Springsteen endorses Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race

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Springsteen backs El-Sayed: ‘He’s a fighter for our American Constitution’

Springsteen backs El-Sayed: 'He's a fighter for our American Constitution'

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Bruce Springsteen Embraces El-Sayed as Democrats Loaded verb“Dump Support”“Dump” describes the withdrawal of support with a judgement of abandonment that a neutral verb would not carry.More neutral: withdraw support fromDisagree with this highlight? to Back Republican Mike Rogers

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