PoliticsBreaking
Democrat Abdi Daisane wins Minnesota House District 14A seat
By Mantle News
Coverage spectrum
Covered by 3 outlets, all right-leaning.
3 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias
Breitbart News, Fox News and The Daily Wire report that Democrat Abdi Daisane won Minnesota’s House District 14A seat in St. Cloud on Tuesday, defeating a Republican incumbent in the midterm election. The outlets say Daisane is CEO of Blooming Kids Child Care Center. Fox News reports the center has received over $7 million from the state Child Care Assistance Program since 2018, and the outlets say it received $598,251.62 from a federal food program since 2020. The center’s food-program sponsor, Partners in Nutrition, paid an $18.5 million civil settlement for fraud, according to a settlement press release cited by the outlets. The Daily Wire reports Daisane would be the first Somali-born lawmaker from the St. Cloud area in the state legislature.
Headline and summary written by Mantle’s AI from the coverage below, under published rules. Editors read every story. How this works
What happened
Key points
Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.
Abdi Daisane, a Democrat, defeated a Republican incumbent in Minnesota House District 14A in Tuesday’s midterm election.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right3See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Fox News, The Daily Wire
Daisane is CEO of Blooming Kids Child Care Center in St. Cloud.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Fox News
The center received over $7 million from the state Child Care Assistance Program since 2018, according to Fox News.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Fox News
The center received $598,251.62 from the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program since 2020.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Fox News
Partners in Nutrition, the center’s food-program sponsor, paid an $18.5 million civil settlement for fraud.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Breitbart News, Fox News
Daisane would be the first Somali-born lawmaker from the St. Cloud area in the state legislature.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Far Right
- Fox News, The Daily Wire
How each side tells it
Compare views
All three outlets report that Democrat Abdi Daisane won Minnesota’s House District 14A seat and that his St. Cloud daycare received state and federal funds linked to a fraud settlement. Coverage puts the fraud link and Daisane’s party first, and The Daily Wire also compares him to Ilhan Omar.
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
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
3 outlets
Every headline leads with the daycare’s fraud link or Daisane’s Democratic affiliation, and The Daily Wire frames him as a successor to Ilhan Omar.
Fraud-Linked Democrat Somali Daycare Owner Flips Seat in Minnesota Legislature
Breitbart NewsFar 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.
Left
Has not covered this story.
Center
Has not covered this story.
Right5
major fraud settlementmassivesparking online furyhuge fraud settlement
In the outlets’ own words
Sensational language
major fraud settlementMore neutral: fraud settlement
‘Major’ is a judgement of scale that the description does not quantify.
A Somali daycare center owner connected to a major fraud settlement won a seat in the Minnesota Legislature Tuesday night.
Used byThe Daily Wire (Far Right)
Sensational language
massiveMore neutral: fraud settlement
‘Massive’ is a judgement of scale that the article does not quantify in this sentence.
…center that has faced scrutiny over state and federal funding and is linked to a massive fraud settlement won a seat in the Minnesota legislature Tuesday night.
Used byFox News (Far Right)
Sensational language
sparking online furyMore neutral: drawing online comments
‘Fury’ characterizes the reaction in dramatic terms rather than describing it neutrally.
Somali daycare owner tied to fraud wins Minnesota House race sparking online fury: 'Lost state'
Used byFox News (Far Right)
Sensational language
huge fraud settlementMore neutral: $18.5 million fraud settlement
‘Huge’ is a judgement of scale that the article does not quantify in this sentence.
…the midterm election Tuesday owns a Somali daycare center that is linked to a huge fraud settlement.
Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)
Show 1 more phrasesShow fewer
Delegitimizing label
Democrat PartyMore neutral: Democratic Party
Deliberate misnaming used as a slight; the party's name is the Democratic Party.
The Democratic Farm Labor Party (DFL) (the official name of the Democrat Party in the state) candidate Abdi Daisane is the CEO of Blooming Kids Child Care Center…
Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)
See for yourself
Side by side
What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.
From the left
0 outletsNo left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
3 outletsLeads with
- Daisane’s daycare linked to fraud settlement
- Daisane’s Democratic party affiliation
- First Somali-born lawmaker from St. Cloud
- Comparison to Ilhan Omar
See the 3 headlines from the rightHide the headlines
- Breitbart NewsFar Right
Fraud-Linked Democrat Somali Daycare Owner Flips Seat in Minnesota Legislature
A Democrat in Minnesota who defeated a Republican incumbent during the midterm election owns a Somali daycare center that is linked to fraud.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Somali daycare owner tied to fraud wins Minnesota House race Sensational language“sparking online fury”‘Fury’ characterizes the reaction in dramatic terms rather than describing it neutrally.More neutral: drawing online commentsDisagree with this highlight?: 'Lost state'
Abdi Daisane's Blooming Kids Child Care Center in St. Cloud received millions in state and federal funding and has faced multiple violations.
- The Daily WireFar Right
Omar 2.0? Minnesota’s Newest Dem Has A Daycare Fraud Connection
A Somali daycare center owner connected to a Sensational language“major fraud settlement”‘Major’ is a judgement of scale that the description does not quantify.More neutral: fraud settlementDisagree with this highlight? won a seat in the Minnesota Legislature Tuesday night. Democrat Abdi Daisane will be the first Somali-born lawmaker to represent the St. …
The stories you read build My Mix, a private picture of which sides cover the stories you choose, kept on this device. What is My Mix?
The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.
Who reported it when
How the coverage built up
Left
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Center
No report yet
From the outlets Mantle follows
Right
First to report
The Daily Wire, Nov 6, 3:38 AM EST
See the order the outlets reported inHide the order
- The Daily WireFar RightNov 6, 3:38 AM EST
- Fox NewsFar RightNov 6, 4:00 AM EST
- Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 6, 10:42 AM EST
Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out.
Read next
More on Politics
PoliticsDeveloping
Katherine Clark seeks House Democratic majority leader post after party wins House
3 outlets
More on Politics
PoliticsDeveloping
Texas Rep. Brian Harrison urges Abbott to limit incoming governor’s emergency powers
7 outlets
Next in today’s stories
UpdateEconomy
US employers added 165,000 jobs in October; unemployment fell to 4.1%
26 outlets
Next in today’s stories
UpdateCrime & Justice
New bomb threats hit European flights and broadcasters; searches find no explosives
31 outlets
A story one side mostly skipped
PoliticsBreaking
Trump says he would offer preemptive pardons to aides if Democrats win Congress
12 outletsQuiet in the center