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Cook Political Report moves 12 House races toward Democrats before Election Day

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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved 12 House races toward Democrats on Friday, four days before Election Day, according to The Hill, The Washington Times, The Epoch Times, The Daily Caller and The Daily Beast. Cook projects a Democratic House majority of between 227 and 240 seats, according to The Hill. The Daily Beast reports that Democrats need to flip three seats to retake the House. The Epoch Times reports that Cook still sees a Republican path to keep the Senate.

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  1. The Cook Political Report shifted 12 House races toward Democrats on Friday, four days before Election Day.

    Reported byFar Left1Center1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times
    Far Right
    The Daily Caller

  2. Cook projects a Democratic House majority of between 227 and 240 seats.

    One outletThe Hill· Center

  3. Democrats need to flip only three seats to take back control of the House.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

  4. Cook says Republicans still have a path to keep the Senate.

    One outletThe Epoch Times· Far Right

How each side tells it

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All sides report that Cook moved 12 House races toward Democrats four days before Election Day. The left stresses how large a Democratic win could be, the center the forecaster’s projected seat range, and the right the shift and Republican hopes of keeping the Senate.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Daily Beast, the only Far Left outlet supplied, frames the shift as a possible massive blue wave and asks how large the Democratic win will be.

    Democrat Hopes for Sensational language“Massive Blue Wave Surge”The word massive adds drama to a headline about a forecast, and the outcome is not yet known.More neutral: Democrat Hopes for Larger House Gains in Final StretchDisagree with this highlight? in Final Stretch
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill headline reports the forecaster’s shift toward Democrats as a plain news fact, naming Cook as the actor.

    Cook Political Report shifts 12 more House races toward Democrats
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    3 outlets

    Right-side headlines state the shift in plain terms; the far-right Epoch Times leads with the forecaster favoring Democrats and a Senate edge, while the Daily Caller states only the seat move.

    Cook Political Report moves 12 House races towards Democrats
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left2

    hypingMassive Blue Wave Surge

  • Center0

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  • Right1

    grim

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    grimMore neutral: unfavorable

    The word grim adds an emotional judgement about the outlook that the seat counts themselves do not state.

    …12 more House races toward Democrats Friday as midterm-election expectations remained grim for Republicans.

    Used byThe Daily Caller (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    hypingMore neutral: promoting

    The verb suggests exaggeration by Democrats rather than describing what they say about their prospects.

    Some Democrats are hyping the prospects of a massive blue wave while others are expressing cautious optimism,…

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Massive Blue Wave SurgeMore neutral: Democrat Hopes for Larger House Gains in Final Stretch

    The word massive adds drama to a headline about a forecast, and the outcome is not yet known.

    Democrat Hopes for Massive Blue Wave Surge in Final Stretch

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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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 outlet

Leads with

  • Democratic hopes for a large wave
  • size of a possible Democratic win
  • Cook shift as welcome news for Democrats

Leaves out

  • Republican path to keep the Senate

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

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Democrat Hopes for Sensational language“Massive Blue Wave Surge”The word massive adds drama to a headline about a forecast, and the outcome is not yet known.More neutral: Democrat Hopes for Larger House Gains in Final StretchDisagree with this highlight? in Final Stretch

    Democrats are on track to retake the House majority next week, according to multiple analyses, but the big question is: by how much? Some Democrats are Loaded verb“hyping”The verb suggests exaggeration by Democrats rather than describing what they say about their prospects.More neutral: promotingDisagree with this highlight? the prospects of a massive blue wave while others are expressing cautious optimism, noting they only need to flip three …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Cook’s rating shift
  • projected House majority range of 227 to 240 seats
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  • The HillCenter

    Cook Political Report shifts 12 more House races toward Democrats

    The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Friday shifted a dozen more House races toward Democrats in the final stretch of the midterm cycle. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Democratic gains in the House
  • Republican path to keep the Senate
  • NRCC claim that its candidates were earning every vote

Leaves out

  • projected 227 to 240 seat range for Democrats

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

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    3 hr 51 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 1:02 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    The Hill, Oct 30, 9:11 AM EDT

  • Right

    2 hr 32 min later

    Its first report, Oct 30, 11:42 AM EDT

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  1. The HillCenterOct 30, 9:11 AM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 30, 11:42 AM EDT
  3. The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 30, 12:03 PM EDT
  4. The Daily CallerFar RightOct 30, 12:06 PM EDT
  5. The Daily BeastFar LeftOct 30, 1:02 PM EDT

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