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Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt says GOP needs new leader after midterm losses
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Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News’ My View with Lara Trump on Saturday that Republicans need a new leader who can connect with working-class voters and rebuild Trump’s coalition after he leaves office. Fox News and the Daily Mail report that Leavitt acknowledged Democrats motivated voters, and that Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Daily Beast reports that Leavitt blamed the Biden administration for what it describes as a crushing Republican defeat. Leavitt also said Trump was not on the midterm ballot and will not lead the ticket again.
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Leavitt appeared on Fox News’ My View with Lara Trump on Saturday.
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Leavitt said Republicans need a new leader who can connect with working-class voters and rebuild Trump’s coalition.
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Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
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Leavitt acknowledged that Democrats motivated voters during the midterms.
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Leavitt said Trump was not on the midterm ballot and will not be at the top of the ticket again.
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Leavitt blamed the Biden administration for the Republican midterm defeat.
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Both sides report Leavitt’s Saturday comments on Fox News’ My View with Lara Trump after Republicans lost the midterms. The right-side outlets stress her call for an America First successor and Democratic turnout, while the left-side outlet stresses her blame of the Biden administration for the defeat.
the left
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Frames the midterms as a Republican rout and Leavitt’s remarks as a blame game aimed at the Biden administration, a Democrat who has been out of office for two years.
Karoline Leavitt Plays Blame Game After Sensational language“MAGA Bloodbath”The term manufactures drama by describing the midterm result as a massacre.More neutral: Republican midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight?
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Headlines present Leavitt’s remarks as advice on how Republicans must rebuild after Trump, while the Daily Mail frames Democrats’ midterm gains as borrowed from Trump’s playbook.
Leavitt Loaded verb“reveals”The verb presents routine remarks as a disclosure, which adds drama the facts do not require.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? what Republicans must do to survive politically after Trump leaves White House
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crushing defeatwipeoutMAGA Bloodbath
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has claimed thateagerly sharedstormed the midtermsreveals
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Sensational language
crushing defeatMore neutral: defeat
The adjective adds emotional weight to a defeat whose scale the description does not need to dramatize.
…Leavitt appeared on Fox News to provide her assessment of the Republican Party’s crushing defeat in the midterms.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
wipeoutMore neutral: loss
The noun describes the result in dramatic terms rather than neutrally.
…press secretary Leavitt, 29, wasted no time in laying the blame for the Republican wipeout on a Democrat who has been out of office for two years.
Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)
Sensational language
MAGA BloodbathMore neutral: Republican midterm losses
The term manufactures drama by describing the midterm result as a massacre.
Karoline Leavitt Plays Blame Game After MAGA Bloodbath
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has claimed thatMore neutral: has said that
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Karoline Leavitt has claimed that Democrats used President Donald Trump's playbook to rise to the top of the recent…
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eagerly sharedMore neutral: shared
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The former White House press secretary has eagerly shared her views on the blue wave after Democrats won the Senate and the House, and on…
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stormed the midtermsMore neutral: won the midterms
The phrase presents the Democratic result as a dramatic assault rather than a win in an election.
Karoline Leavitt says Democrats only stormed the midterms because they used Trump's own playbook
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revealsMore neutral: says
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Leavitt reveals what Republicans must do to survive politically after Trump leaves White House
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- Leavitt blaming the Biden administration
- Scale of the Republican defeat
- Leavitt’s age and time out of office
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- The Daily BeastFar Left
Karoline Leavitt Plays Blame Game After Sensational language“MAGA Bloodbath”The term manufactures drama by describing the midterm result as a massacre.More neutral: Republican midterm lossesDisagree with this highlight?
Karoline Leavitt appeared on Fox News to provide her assessment of the Republican Party’s Sensational language“crushing defeat”The adjective adds emotional weight to a defeat whose scale the description does not need to dramatize.More neutral: defeatDisagree with this highlight? in the midterms. Her culprit: the Biden administration. …
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2 outletsLeads with
- Leavitt’s call for an America First leader
- Trump’s coalition and playbook
- Democrats’ turnout and midterm wins
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Leavitt Loaded verb“reveals”The verb presents routine remarks as a disclosure, which adds drama the facts do not require.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? what Republicans must do to survive politically after Trump leaves White House
Karoline Leavitt says the GOP must find a new leader who can connect with working Americans and rebuild Trump's America First political coalition.
- Daily MailRight
Karoline Leavitt says Democrats only Loaded verb“stormed the midterms”The phrase presents the Democratic result as a dramatic assault rather than a win in an election.More neutral: won the midtermsDisagree with this highlight? because they used Trump's own playbook
She's commended the Democratic party for getting votes, but not without crediting her old boss for the party's victory. Leavitt left her role as White House press secretary in August.
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The Daily Beast, Nov 8, 4:02 AM EST
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