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Gonzales-Torres defeats Rep. Jimmy Gomez in California House race, AP reports

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Angela Gonzales-Torres has unseated Rep. Jimmy Gomez in California’s 34th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press as cited by the New York Post and the Washington Examiner. CBS News reports that she is set to represent the seat. The Post reported 58.7% for Gonzales-Torres to Gomez’s 41.3% with 73% of ballots counted; the Examiner says the AP called the race. Gomez, who has represented the district since 2017, faces a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. He has acknowledged “personal mistakes” but says any relationship was consensual and that he broke no House rules.

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  1. Angela Gonzales-Torres has defeated Rep. Jimmy Gomez in California’s 34th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press.

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    CBS News
    Right
    New York Post, Washington Examiner

  2. The AP reported about 58.7% for Gonzales-Torres and 41.3% for Gomez.

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    Right
    New York Post, Washington Examiner

  3. The House Ethics Committee is investigating whether Gomez engaged in sexual misconduct, a probe confirmed in August.

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    New York Post, Washington Examiner

  4. Gomez has acknowledged “personal mistakes” outside his marriage but says any relationship was consensual and that he broke no House rules.

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    New York Post, Washington Examiner

  5. Gonzales-Torres, a Democratic socialist backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, spoke to CBS News about her win and working with moderate Democrats.

    One outletCBS News· Left

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Every side reports that Gonzales-Torres, a Democratic socialist, has ousted Gomez, who faces an ethics investigation over sexual misconduct allegations. Right-side outlets focus on Gomez’s scandal and the socialist label, while CBS focuses on the winner and her plans to work with moderate Democrats.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    CBS frames the race around the winner, describing Gonzales-Torres as DSA-backed and focusing on her plans to work with moderate Democrats rather than on the ethics probe.

    Rep.-elect Angela Gonzales-Torres on her California election win, working with moderate Democrats
    CBS NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

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  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines put Gomez’s troubles first: the Examiner calls him embattled, and the Post leads with the winner’s democratic socialist label alongside the misconduct allegations.

    Democratic socialist Angela Gonzales-Torres unseats Jimmy Gomez in LA House race
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    Embattled

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    EmbattledMore neutral: Democrat Jimmy Gomez

    Calling Gomez embattled pre-judges his standing before the facts of the probe are settled.

    Embattled House Democrat Jimmy Gomez loses reelection

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Leads with

  • her victory
  • DSA backing
  • working with moderate Democrats

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  • the House Ethics Committee investigation into Gomez
  • vote totals

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  • CBS NewsLeft

    Rep.-elect Angela Gonzales-Torres on her California election win, working with moderate Democrats

    DSA-backed Angela Gonzales-Torres is now set to represent a Los Angeles area House seat after ousting embattled incumbent Rep. Jimmy Gomez. Gonzales-Torres joined CBS News to discuss her victory.

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Leads with

  • democratic socialist label
  • ethics probe and misconduct allegations
  • Gomez’s defeat

Leaves out

  • Gonzales-Torres’s plans to work with moderate Democrats

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  • Left

    3 hr 16 min later

    Its first report, Nov 4, 4:34 PM EST

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  • Right

    First to report

    Washington Examiner, Nov 4, 1:18 PM EST

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  1. Washington ExaminerRightNov 4, 1:18 PM EST
  2. New York PostRightNov 4, 3:05 PM EST
  3. CBS NewsLeftNov 4, 4:34 PM EST

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