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CNN’s Scott Jennings and Van Jones discuss Democrats’ midterm gains on air

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Raw Story, HuffPost, The Daily Beast and The Western Journal report on CNN’s midterm election coverage, which the outlets say showed Democrats winning sweeping victories. Raw Story reports that Scott Jennings said Republicans wrongly assumed young men who backed Donald Trump through podcasts in 2024 would stay loyal to the GOP. HuffPost quotes Van Jones saying Republicans who join the cult end up at Jonestown, and quotes Jennings calling the night a “country ass whoopin’” for the party. The Daily Beast reports Jones celebrated on air as results came in. The Western Journal, an opinion piece, reports that Jennings said Republicans need not fret over their losses.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. The outlets report that Democrats won sweeping victories in the midterm elections.

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

  2. Scott Jennings said on CNN that Republicans may have mistaken access to young men for lasting political loyalty.

    One outletRaw Story· Far Left

  3. Van Jones said on CNN that Republicans who joined the cult would end up at Jonestown.

    One outletHuffPost· Far Left

  4. Scott Jennings said Republicans need not fret despite their heavy losses.

    One outletThe Western Journal· Far Right

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that Democrats won big in the midterms and that Scott Jennings spoke on CNN about the result. The left stresses Jennings being humbled by Van Jones, while the right stresses a silver lining for Republicans.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Far Left headlines present the segment as Jennings being humbled or squirming while Van Jones gloats over Democratic gains.

    Scott Jennings Gets Loaded verb“Humbled And Humiliated”Humbled and humiliated are judgements of how Jennings fared that the outlet states as fact.More neutral: Responds ToDisagree with this highlight? By Van Jones On CNN
    HuffPostFar 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

    0 outlets · 1 opinion

    The one right-side outlet, a Far Right opinion piece, frames the result as a silver lining Jennings finds for Republicans, not a loss to fret about.

    Scott Jennings Highlights the 'Silver Lining' Hidden in Republicans' Sensational language“Midterm Disaster”Calling the results a disaster is the outlet’s own judgement of the election outcome.More neutral: Midterm LossesDisagree with this highlight?
    The Western JournalFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

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

  • Left7

    grim nightgloatSquirmsrubbed

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    Midterm Disaster

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    grim nightMore neutral: difficult night

    Grim is the outlet’s own word for the night’s results, adding drama beyond the reported outcome.

    …joined CNN’s live coverage of the midterm results, which soon turned into a grim night for the Republican Party and his ally, President Donald Trump.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    gloatMore neutral: celebrate

    Gloat attributes a mocking motive to Jones that the coverage does not establish.

    As victory after victory rolled in, Jennings was forced to watch colleague Van Jones gloat after Anderson Cooper asked if the result was “bigger than you hoped for?”

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    SquirmsMore neutral: Reacts To

    Squirms describes Jennings’s state of mind as visibly uncomfortable, which is the outlet’s interpretation.

    Scott Jennings Squirms Through CNN Colleagues’ Victory Lap

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    rubbedMore neutral: noted

    Rubbed describes Jones’s on-air remarks as deliberately provocative, which is the outlet’s judgement.

    CNN’s Van Jones rubbed the Democrats’ midterm election triumph in Scott Jennings’ face on Tuesday, prompting…

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

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  • Loaded modifier

    Republican heelMore neutral: Republican commentator

    Heel is an insulting label attached to Jennings that prejudges him.

    …election triumph in Scott Jennings’ face on Tuesday, prompting the network’s Republican heel to admit his party got a “country ass whoopin’.” Jones, a senior political…

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    Humbled And HumiliatedMore neutral: Responds To

    Humbled and humiliated are judgements of how Jennings fared that the outlet states as fact.

    Scott Jennings Gets Humbled And Humiliated By Van Jones On CNN

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Midterm DisasterMore neutral: Midterm Losses

    Calling the results a disaster is the outlet’s own judgement of the election outcome.

    Scott Jennings Highlights the 'Silver Lining' Hidden in Republicans' Midterm Disaster

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    admittedMore neutral: said

    Admitted implies a confession, while the coverage shows Jennings giving his own view of the party’s mistake.

    …with Anderson Cooper following the Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories, Jennings admitted that Republicans may have confused their newfound ability to reach younger voters…

    Used byRaw Story (Far Left)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    Quoted

    join the cultMore neutral: support the president

    Calling Republicans a cult dismisses their party as illegitimate without evidence.

    Van Jones: "You join the cult, at some point you go to Jonestown.

    Quoted byHuffPost (Far Left)

    These are Van Jones’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Jennings embarrassed on air
  • Van Jones celebrating Democratic gains
  • Republican losses as a rout

Leaves out

  • Jennings’s view that Republicans need not fret over the losses

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • Raw StoryFar Left

    Scott Jennings spots biggest 'mistake' GOP made during midterms: 'They're not loyal’

    CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings acknowledged Wednesday that Republicans made a critical mistake by assuming young men who embraced Donald Trump through podcasts in 2024 would remain loyal to the GOP. …

    Read at Raw Story (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Scott Jennings Gets Loaded verb“Humbled And Humiliated”Humbled and humiliated are judgements of how Jennings fared that the outlet states as fact.More neutral: Responds ToDisagree with this highlight? By Van Jones On CNN

    CNN’s Republican pundit bluntly summed up the midterm election results.

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

    Scott Jennings Loaded verb“Squirms”Squirms describes Jennings’s state of mind as visibly uncomfortable, which is the outlet’s interpretation.More neutral: Reacts ToDisagree with this highlight? Through CNN Colleagues’ Victory Lap

    CNN’s top conservative Scott Jennings has squirmed while watching a Democratic colleague’s victory lap live on air. Jennings joined CNN’s live coverage of the midterm results, which soon turned into a grim night for the Republican Party and his ally, President Donald Trump. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (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

0 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Jennings’s silver lining
  • Republican losses as manageable
  • Blue-wave result
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  • The Western JournalFar RightOpinion

    Scott Jennings Highlights the 'Silver Lining' Hidden in Republicans' Sensational language“Midterm Disaster”Calling the results a disaster is the outlet’s own judgement of the election outcome.More neutral: Midterm LossesDisagree with this highlight?

    CNN conservative analyst Scott Jennings explained after Tuesday’s blue-wave election why Republicans need not fret despite having suffered such heavy losses throughout the country. Speaking with a panel of CNN

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Nov 3, 11:37 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

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  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 3, 11:37 PM EST
  2. HuffPostFar LeftNov 4, 5:38 AM EST
  3. Raw StoryFar LeftNov 4, 8:19 PM EST

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