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DeSantis points to Florida’s midterm results in pitch for Republican comeback

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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The Washington Post reports, citing an adviser, that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning another White House run built on Florida’s status as one of the few red states to mostly withstand the Democratic sweep. Townhall, the Washington Examiner and The Western Journal, all right-leaning, report that DeSantis is pitching his record as a model for Republicans. Townhall reports preliminary returns showing Republican Byron Donalds ahead in the governor’s race and Ashley Moody ahead in the Senate race. DeSantis said the results were an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country.

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What happened

Key points

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

  1. An adviser says Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning another White House run.

    One outletThe Washington Post· Left

  2. Florida was one of the few red states to mostly hold up in the midterm elections while Democrats won statewide in other Republican strongholds.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Washington Post
    Right
    Washington Examiner

  3. DeSantis said the midterm results were an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country.

    One outletWashington Examiner· Right

  4. Preliminary returns showed Republican Byron Donalds ahead in the Florida governor’s race and Ashley Moody ahead in the Senate race.

    One outletTownhall· Far Right

  5. Townhall reports Republicans led registered voters in Florida by roughly 1.54 million this fall, up from a Democratic lead at the end of 2018.

    One outletTownhall· Far Right

How each side tells it

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Every side present reports that Florida held up better than most red states and that DeSantis is using it to pitch Republicans. The Washington Post frames it as a planned White House run; the right treats it as proof his model works.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The Washington Post headline presents the story as a planned White House run, reported through an adviser, and does not mention the Republican races in Florida.

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis planning another White House run
    The Washington PostLeftAll 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

    2 outlets · 1 opinion

    Right-side headlines cast DeSantis’s Florida record as a model for Republicans; the Far Right Western Journal goes further, calling his remarks a rebuke of GOP strategy, and Townhall’s opinion piece makes him the answer.

    DeSantis seizes on Florida victories to make case for GOP comeback
    Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right2

    Republican bloodbathPowerful Rebuke

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    Republican bloodbathMore neutral: Republican losses

    Bloodbath is a dramatic metaphor that exaggerates the scale of the election losses in the outlet’s own voice.

    Ron DeSantis helped spare Florida the worst of a Republican bloodbath.

    Used byTownhall (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    Powerful RebukeMore neutral: Rebuke

    The word Powerful is a judgement of the remarks’ force that the headline asserts in the outlet’s own voice rather than reporting.

    DeSantis Gives Another Powerful Rebuke of GOP's Strategy: 'Screaming Socialism' Doesn't Work

    Used byThe Western Journal (Far Right)

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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

1 outlet

Leads with

  • DeSantis’s planned White House run
  • Florida as one of few red states holding up
  • adviser’s account of his argument
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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

2 outlets · 1 opinion

Leads with

  • Florida as a model for Republicans
  • DeSantis’s pitch for a GOP comeback
  • Republican resistance to the Democratic wave

Leaves out

  • An adviser’s report that DeSantis is planning another White House run

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

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  • The Western JournalFar Right

    DeSantis Gives Another Sensational language“Powerful Rebuke”The word Powerful is a judgement of the remarks’ force that the headline asserts in the outlet’s own voice rather than reporting.More neutral: RebukeDisagree with this highlight? of GOP's Strategy: 'Screaming Socialism' Doesn't Work

    Scaring voters about socialism does not work as well as getting the job done for them, says Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida outperformed other Republican-heavy states with key races

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

    DeSantis seizes on Florida victories to make case for GOP comeback

    Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is seizing on Florida‘s resistance to Tuesday’s Democratic wave to pitch his record as a model for a battered Republican Party, even as narrower GOP victories at home raise questions about the strength of that model. …

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  • TownhallFar RightOpinion

    Republicans Still Have a Future. Ron DeSantis Showed Them How.

    On a night when Republicans lost their grip on states they had governed for decades, the Ron DeSantis model in Florida was the sole survivor.

    Read at Townhall (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    11 hr 36 min later

    Its first report, Nov 6, 6:35 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Examiner, Nov 6, 7:00 AM EST

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightNov 6, 7:00 AM EST
  2. The Washington PostLeftNov 6, 6:35 PM EST
  3. The Western JournalFar RightNov 7, 3:18 PM EST

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