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Fox News moves South Carolina Senate race to toss-up as Trump campaigns for Graham

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Fox News has moved its rating of the South Carolina Senate race between Republican Sen. Darline Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews to toss-up. The state is long considered a Republican stronghold. President Donald Trump is flying into South Carolina to bolster Graham. According to Fox News, new polling shows Graham tied with Andrews at 48%. The shift comes days before voters cast ballots in the midterm elections.

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Fox News moved its rating of the South Carolina Senate race between Darline Graham and Annie Andrews to toss-up.
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Bloomberg
Right
Washington Examiner
Far Right
Fox News, The Daily Caller
President Donald Trump is traveling to South Carolina to bolster Graham.
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Bloomberg
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Fox News
Polling cited by Fox News shows Graham tied at 48%.
One outletFox News· Far Right
Voters cast ballots in the midterm elections within days of the rating change.
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Every side present reports that Fox News moved the South Carolina Senate race to toss-up and that Trump is campaigning for Senator Darline Graham. Right-side outlets add the polling showing a tie and the timing before voting, while the left report stresses the seat's history as a Republican stronghold.

the left
1 outlet
Bloomberg's headline gives the Fox News rating change as the news; its description adds that the seat sits in a historic Republican stronghold and that Trump is flying in to help Graham.
Fox News Moves South Carolina Senate Contest to Toss-Up in New Rating
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the center
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the right
3 outlets
Right-side headlines report the Fox News rating change as a plain event; Fox's own headline leads with the rating, while the Daily Caller stresses that the forecaster is conservative-leaning.
Fox News Power Rankings: South Carolina moves to toss-up
Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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Fox News rating change
South Carolina as a Republican stronghold
Trump flying in to bolster Graham

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Polling showing Graham tied at 48%

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BloombergLeft
Fox News Moves South Carolina Senate Contest to Toss-Up in New Rating
The race for a US Senate seat in the historic Republican stronghold of South Carolina was moved to a “toss-up” by Fox News as President Donald Trump flies into the state again to bolster incumbent Senator Darline Graham.
2 hr agoRead at Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)

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Fox News rating change
Trump visit to bolster Graham
new polling showing a tie

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Washington ExaminerRight
Fox News shifts its rating of South Carolina Senate race to toss-up
The South Carolina Senate race between Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) and Democrat Annie Andrews was shifted to a “toss-up” by Fox News on Tuesday, just days before voters cast their ballots in the midterm elections. …
3 hr agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
The Daily CallerFar Right
Conservative-Leaning Forecaster Shifts Darline Graham’s Senate Bid To Toss Up
Fox News shifted Republican South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham’s Senate bid Thursday from “Lean Republican” to a “Toss Up.” A New York Times/Siena poll from Wednesday found Graham and Democratic South Carolina Senate nominee Annie Andrews tied at 48%, which followed other polls …
3 hr agoRead at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)
Fox NewsFar Right
Fox News Power Rankings: South Carolina moves to toss-up
South Carolina's Senate race moves to toss-up as new polling shows Graham tied at 48%, and Trump heads to the upstate to boost the GOP senator.
5 hr agoRead at Fox News (opens in a new tab)

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3 hr 12 min later
Its first report, Oct 29, 12:12 PM EDT
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Fox News, Oct 29, 9:00 AM EDT

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Fox NewsFar RightOct 29, 9:00 AM EDT
The Daily CallerFar RightOct 29, 10:51 AM EDT
Washington ExaminerRightOct 29, 11:02 AM EDT
BloombergLeftOct 29, 12:12 PM EDT

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Fox News moves South Carolina Senate race to toss-up as Trump campaigns for Graham

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Fox News Moves South Carolina Senate Contest to Toss-Up in New Rating

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Fox News shifts its rating of South Carolina Senate race to toss-up

Conservative-Leaning Forecaster Shifts Darline Graham’s Senate Bid To Toss Up

Fox News Power Rankings: South Carolina moves to toss-up

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