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Democratic groups spend on ads for Colom in Mississippi Senate race

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Democratic groups are spending to support Scott Colom, a district attorney challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi. Semafor and The Hill report that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is spending $500,000 on a coordinated ad buy with Colom, whose new ad focuses on his record as a prosecutor. Fox News reports that the Senate Majority PAC has reserved $1.2 million in advertising in the state. Semafor reports that the Senate Majority PAC and the Republican Senate Leadership Fund are each spending seven figures in Mississippi. Republicans, as Fox News reports, say the Democratic push is a reach that will not make the race competitive.

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What happened

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  1. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is spending $500,000 on a coordinated ad buy with Democrat Scott Colom.

    One side only: the centerReported byCenter2See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Semafor, The Hill

  2. Senate Majority PAC has reserved $1.2 million in advertising in Mississippi to boost Colom.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  3. Colom, a district attorney, is challenging Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

    Reported byCenter2Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    Semafor, The Hill
    Far Right
    Fox News

  4. Republicans argue that the Democratic push in Mississippi is a reach to make the race competitive.

    One outletFox News· Far Right

  5. The Senate Majority PAC and the Republican Senate Leadership Fund are each spending seven figures in Mississippi.

    One outletSemafor· Center

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The Mississippi Senate race is competitive.

    Semafor and The Hill describe the race as heating up and competitive. Fox News reports that Republicans argue the Democratic push is a reach that will not make the race competitive.

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Democratic groups are spending to back Scott Colom against Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi. Center outlets stress the $500,000 ad buy and the race's competitiveness, while Fox News frames it as a late Democratic gamble and quotes Republicans calling it a reach.

  • 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 headlines report the Democratic buy in dollar terms, as in Senate Dems put $500,000 into Mississippi and Senate Democrats drop $500K in Mississippi, without judging the race.

    Senate Dems put $500,000 into Mississippi
    SemaforCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    Fox News's headline calls the Democratic push a quiet, big bet on a sleeper race, and its coverage frames it through Republican skepticism that the race is competitive.

    Schumer, Dems are Loaded verb“quietly betting big”Quietly implies a concealed strategy, which the reporting does not establish, since the ad reservations are public.More neutral: are spending heavily onDisagree with this highlight? on one sleeper race in the Deep South
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right1

    quietly betting big

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    quietly betting bigMore neutral: are spending heavily on

    Quietly implies a concealed strategy, which the reporting does not establish, since the ad reservations are public.

    Schumer, Dems are quietly betting big on one sleeper race in the Deep South

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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Side by side

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From the left

0 outlets

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

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Dollar amount of the $500,000 buy
  • Colom's record as district attorney
  • Race becoming more competitive

Leaves out

  • Republican view that the race is a reach

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

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  • The HillCenter

    Senate Democrats drop $500K in Mississippi

    The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) dropped $500,000 in Mississippi’s Senate race supporting Scott Colom (D), who is challenging Trump-backed Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)
  • SemaforCenter

    Senate Dems put $500,000 into Mississippi

    The new ad buy is the latest sign of how competitive the red state Senate contest has become.

    Read at Semafor (opens in a new tab)

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Democratic national money and figures
  • Mississippi as a Republican stronghold
  • Republican doubts the race is competitive

Leaves out

  • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee's $500,000 ad buy

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

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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Schumer, Dems are Loaded verb“quietly betting big”Quietly implies a concealed strategy, which the reporting does not establish, since the ad reservations are public.More neutral: are spending heavily onDisagree with this highlight? on one sleeper race in the Deep South

    National Democrats reserved $1.2 million in Mississippi ads for Scott Colom as they target Cindy Hyde-Smith's Senate seat in a GOP stronghold.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    1 day 3 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 2:52 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    Fox News, Oct 27, 11:27 AM EDT

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  1. Fox NewsFar RightOct 27, 11:27 AM EDT
  2. SemaforCenterOct 28, 2:52 PM EDT
  3. The HillCenterOct 28, 9:02 PM EDT

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