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Former RNC chair says Democrats will probably win House in midterms

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Covered by 4 outlets, mostly left-leaning (75%).

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Former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel said in a CBS News interview on The Takeout that Democrats will probably win back the House in the November midterms, one week away. She criticized the Republican Party for spending hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas to back Senate candidate Ken Paxton, citing figures ranging from $180 million to $300 million. McDaniel also said the House map has shrunk because of redistricting, leaving fewer seats in play, and that a 50-seat wave is not possible.

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  1. Ronna McDaniel, former RNC chair, said Democrats will probably take the House in the midterm elections, one week away.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    The Independent
    Center
    The Hill

  2. McDaniel criticized the Republican Party for spending hundreds of millions of dollars in Texas to back Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    HuffPost
    Left
    The Independent

  3. McDaniel said the House map has shrunk because of redistricting, leaving fewer seats in play.

    One outletHuffPost· Far Left

  4. McDaniel said a 50-seat House wave is not possible this year.

    One outletHuffPost· Far Left

How each side tells it

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All sides report McDaniel, a former RNC chair, predicting Democrats will probably win the House with a week to go before the midterms. The left frames it as a critique of her own party over Texas spending, while the center leads with the hedged House forecast.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left headlines cast the interview as a former Republican chair criticizing her own party, using “dire” and “shreds” to stress the GOP’s trouble ahead of the midterms.

    Ex-RNC Chair Issues Sensational language“Dire”The adjective adds alarm to a remark that is a prediction about a difficult environment; the underlying words are plain.More neutral: Midterms warningDisagree with this highlight? Midterms Warning For Republicans: 'It's A Tough Environment'
    HuffPostFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The Hill’s headline puts her hedged forecast in her own words, “probably”, and leads with Democrats taking the House rather than with the party criticism.

    Former RNC chair: Democrats will 'probably' take House control
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

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

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  • Left3

    decriedDireshreds

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    decriedMore neutral: criticized

    Decried adds a judgement of condemnation to what the interview reports as criticism.

    Ronna McDaniel on Tuesday also decried her party spending hundreds of millions of dollars to back Texas Senate candidate Ken…

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    DireMore neutral: Midterms warning

    The adjective adds alarm to a remark that is a prediction about a difficult environment; the underlying words are plain.

    Ex-RNC Chair Issues Dire Midterms Warning For Republicans: 'It's A Tough Environment'

    Used byHuffPost (Far Left)

  • Loaded verb

    shredsMore neutral: criticizes

    The verb “shreds” adds a sense of harsh attack beyond the criticism reported in the article.

    Former RNC chair shreds party and predicts Democratic win: ‘We’re talking about Kansas’

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

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From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • Former RNC chair criticizing her own party
  • Hundreds of millions spent on a Texas Senate race
  • Democrats likely to win the House
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  • The IndependentLeft

    Former RNC chair Loaded verb“shreds”The verb “shreds” adds a sense of harsh attack beyond the criticism reported in the article.More neutral: criticizesDisagree with this highlight? party and predicts Democratic win: ‘We’re talking about Kansas’

    ‘We shouldn’t be spending $200 million or $300 million in Texas to defend a Senate candidate,’ Ronna McDaniel said

    Read at The Independent (opens in a new tab)
  • HuffPostFar Left

    Ex-RNC Chair Issues Sensational language“Dire”The adjective adds alarm to a remark that is a prediction about a difficult environment; the underlying words are plain.More neutral: Midterms warningDisagree with this highlight? Midterms Warning For Republicans: 'It's A Tough Environment'

    Ronna McDaniel on Tuesday also Loaded verb“decried”Decried adds a judgement of condemnation to what the interview reports as criticism.More neutral: criticizedDisagree with this highlight? her party spending hundreds of millions of dollars to back Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton.

    Read at HuffPost (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Former RNC Chair breaks down midterm elections

    Ronna McDaniel, former chair of the Republican National Committee, joins "The Takeout" to break down what to expect from the midterms with only one week to go.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Hedged House forecast
  • Three seats Democrats need to pick up
  • Democratic House gain
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  • The HillCenter

    Former RNC chair: Democrats will 'probably' take House control

    Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel signaled Tuesday that Democrats were likely to regain control of the House with a week to go before the midterm elections. …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

0 outlets

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    CBS News, Oct 27, 6:16 PM EDT

  • Center

    16 hr 49 min later

    Its first report, Oct 28, 11:05 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. CBS NewsLeftOct 27, 6:16 PM EDT
  2. The HillCenterOct 28, 11:05 AM EDT
  3. HuffPostFar LeftOct 28, 12:01 PM EDT
  4. The IndependentLeftOct 28, 1:22 PM EDT

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